The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said that parents can activate parental control on their PlayStation 4 devices to protect their children from the dangers of electronic games.

Parental control can be activated on smartphones, computers and laptops in about 5 minutes, as was previously activated on iPhones.

The organization noted that parents can first click on Account.soneyentartainmentnetwork.com and then log in by registered email to go to the parent page and then click on the word "Account" and then click on "Family Control" on the side of the page and then press " To move this page to a new page, you may need to re-enter your username and password to start activating Parental Controls>

Parental control can be activated through the following seven steps:

First click on Setup now.

Secondly click on "Add Baby".

Third, the guardian adds an e-mail to the child and the correct date of birth to use the date of birth to display content appropriate to the age of the child and determine the appropriate security settings for the age of the child.

Fourth, press "Next" to select the appropriate security settings.

V. Click on "Confirm" to be on this page to determine the way the child communicates with others and the number of hours of use and determine the exact amount of monthly use.

VI Press Restrict or "Restrict" to determine the procedures followed in the case of the child to reach the specified period by choosing to get alert only or stop the game Jabra in case of reaching the limit of use allowed.

Seventh Click on "OK to add to the family" to be done after reading the terms and conditions to reach the guardian and then all the notices and alerts on his device through the previously registered email.

It is noteworthy that the Dubai Health Authority recently revealed that it receives about two cases per month, for children addicted to the practice of «electronic games». She said that in some cases treatment required that children be held in hospital. The mental health specialists of children and adolescents warned against allowing children to play excessive electronic games and spend long hours of their day in front of smart tablets, especially with increasing demand, pointing to the possibility of falling in addiction and the risk of children and young people prisoners of electronic games.