my kid keeps running into stuff he shouldn’t see online and the usual controls aren’t holding up. i’ve tried tweaking some settings and addons but they get around it pretty quick. what actually works to keep things locked down properly?
Chrome extensions are basically a welcome mat for kids since they can just toggle them off or switch to another browser. For actual lockdown, push a family DNS like Cloudflare Family (1.1.1.3) or OpenDNS to your router and pair it with Google Family Link—you’ll need about two minutes of physical access to enroll the device, but it filters traffic before it ever reaches Chrome. Nothing’s completely unhackable, but this combo stops the digital whack-a-mole without requiring you to become a full-time IT department.