Use Google Family Link to manage which websites your child can visit in Chrome with a supervised Google Account. Choose a website filter, then add specific sites to the approved or blocked lists. No filter catches every inappropriate site, and the controls depend on your child using Chrome with the supervised account.
The short version
- Account: Use your child’s Google Account managed by Family Link.
- Filtering: Choose broad access, explicit-site filtering, or approved sites only.
- Exceptions: Add individual websites to the approved or blocked lists.
- Limits: On computers, iPhones, and iPads, signing out or using another browser can bypass Chrome controls.
Use a supervised account
Have your child sign in to Chrome with a Google Account managed by Family Link. Google supports this account setup on Android devices, Chromebooks, iPhones, iPads, and Windows, Mac, or Linux computers. An ordinary Chrome profile is not a substitute for a supervised child account.
Sign in only through Google’s own app or website, and never share a code, password, or remote access with someone who contacts you. Keep the supervised account selected when your child uses Chrome.
Choose the website filter
Open the Family Link app and select your child. Tap Controls, then Google Chrome and Web. Choose the setting that fits the access you want to allow.
- Allow all sites lets your child visit sites except those you block.
- Try to block explicit sites attempts to filter sexually explicit sites, but the filter is not perfect.
- Only allow approved sites limits browsing to sites you allow.
Approve or block specific sites
Under Manage sites, open Approved sites or Blocked sites, then tap Add a website. Add the website or domain you want to manage. A website entry covers that specific address, while a domain entry can apply more broadly.
Your child can request access to a blocked site. When they choose Ask in a message, you receive a Family Link notification and can approve or deny the request.
Check the limits on each device
On Windows, Mac, or Linux computers, your child can sign out of Chrome, switch profiles, or use another browser where these Chrome settings do not apply. On iPhone and iPad, signing out of Chrome or using another browser also leaves these controls behind. Review the setup together rather than relying on the filter alone.
Incognito mode is turned off while your child is signed in to Chrome with an account managed by Family Link. That protection still depends on the supervised browsing session. Keep the device limitations in mind when deciding which websites to approve.
Updated October 2026: Added Family Link menu steps, filtering choices, website exceptions, and device limitations. The original article was published in June 2018.