At Time Warner Cable, we’re committed to giving you more choice and control over what you and your family watch on TV. From the widest programming choices to the best education on how to make smart decisions about children's use of media, we provide parents and caregivers with a powerful range of tools to manage the content that comes into their homes.
Digital Cable Customers
Each of our digital set-top boxes comes equipped with Parental Control features that enable you to easily block entire channels or specific programs based on time of day, channel and rating. To learn how to activate these features, please visit Answers On Demand where you’ll find step-by-step tutorials. Search our FAQs for answers to frequently asked questions.
Non-Digital Cable Customers
If you are not a Digital Cable customer (i.e., either you don’t have a set-top box or are unsure of your level of service), our trained service professionals can help you find the best way to set up parental controls in your home. Please contact your local Time Warner Cable Customer Service Center to learn more about what solutions are available.
Family-Friendly Programming Choices
Cable offers a wide range of TV programs for all kinds of audiences, including many channels that serve children and families 24/7. These provide good TV for children as well as programs for families to watch together. Browse a list of family-friendly cable programs
TV Rating System
TV Parental Guidelines is a voluntary rating system designed to give parents information about the content of TV programs. This system provides parents with information about the content and age-appropriateness of TV programs. For more details, view a full description of these guidelines.
Common Sense Media
Time Warner Cable has partnered with Common Sense Media to bring you more control over what your children watch on TV, view online and more. As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, Common Sense Media provides trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that you can make educated decisions as to what media your family should encounter.
Use the search box at the bottom of the page to find information to help manage your child’s media experiences with TV, movie, Internet, music, book, and video game reviews based on your child’s age.
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National Cable & Television Communications Association
The NCTA is strongly committed to promoting responsible TV viewing and offers many useful resources for parents and the industry.
ControlYourTV.org
Valuable information about how the cable industry is providing choice, control and education for making responsible viewing decisions.
Versión en Español
TV Parental Guidelines
The TV industry’s complete guidelines about the TV rating system and V-Chip to help parents monitor what their children are watching.
Center For Media Literacy
The CML offers a comprehensive online catalog of books and products, along with a “reading room” of helpful articles.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Surveys the impact of media on the public’s health with a special focus on young people.
FCC's “Parents’ Place”
Provides information to help parents and caregivers monitor communications their children can access.
Common Sense Media is the nation’s leading source of independent ratings and reviews for kids’ media.
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