Patent ID: 8881225

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for managing parental controls, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving a request to initiate a collaborative parental-control-management session between a child and a guardian of the child that enables real-time collaboration between the child and the guardian to manage one or more parental control policies that control how the child uses a first computing system, wherein the request is received from at least one of: the child; the guardian; initiating, in response to the request, the collaborative parental-control-management session between the child and the guardian by pairing the first computing system with a second computing system that is accessible to the guardian and separate and distinct from the first computing system; during the collaborative parental-control-management session: recording actions the child performs on the first computing system; as the child performs the actions, streaming a representation of the actions of the child to the second computing system; using the representation of the actions of the child to enable, at the second computing system, the guardian of the child to view the actions of the child as the actions occur; modifying the one or more parental control policies.