Toggle on or off your child’s ability to make purchases online, manage what apps/games they are able to interact with, and manage what websites they are and are not able to visit. Content Restrictions: The Content Restrictions tab is where you’ll find all the ways to control your child’s activity through their Microsoft account.Screen Time: The Screen Time tab allows you to set screen time limits for all of your Microsoft devices for each individual child.See what apps and games your child is using, what sites they are visiting, what they’re searching for online, and how much screen time they’re spending. Activity: The Activity tab shows you exactly what your child is doing when logged in to their Microsoft account.Under each child you have added to your family account, you’ll see a variety of customizable settings, including: Activity, Screen Time, Content Restrictions, Spending, and Find on Map. If you wish to implement these controls on other devices and platforms, unfortunately you will be unable to do so. These controls will only work if your child is using a Microsoft Windows device (Internet Explorer, Windows Phone, Windows PC, Xbox), or an Android device that is also running Microsoft Launcher. To learn how to set up a family account for Microsoft 365, click here.

This article is written under of the assumption that you have already done this. Setting up a child account in this way activates a number of features that are compliant with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). But you can implement controls over all Microsoft properties - including email services - by creating a “family” through the Microsoft online platform. It’s important to note that there are no parental control settings offered by Outlook per se.

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