Email address for children - 3 providers compared

If your children want to write emails, you should set up an account with a secure provider for email addresses. In our comparison, we tested several services for you.

1. Provider: Write e-mails with your friend at "mail4kidz"

• "Mails4Kidz.de" allows your child to exchange messages with predefined friends.
• This ensures that no unwanted emails, such as advertising or spam, reach your child.
• You and your child do not have to do without any features: You can send texts of any length and attach your emails with attachments such as pictures or documents.
• If you do not yet have a suitable email contact, you can find penpals from other children via a global call on the home page.
• Registration takes place using a form including the signature of the parents. This ensures that only children use the service.
• Conclusion: good appearance for children and a high sense of security for parents.

2. Provider: e-mail control of the children with "Grundschulpost.de"

• Also via "Grundschulpost.de" you only send mails to previously defined contacts.
• Your children can also send pictures or text files as attachments, similar to "mail4kidz".
• Another security feature: Every email that your child sends is forwarded to the email address you have stored there. So you always have an overview and can follow the messages of your kids.
• Here, too, the registration only takes place using a form that must be signed by the teachers or the parents.
• Conclusion: "Grundschulpost.de" does not abound with many functions, but offers all the important features for getting started in mailing. Security is also very important here.

3. Provider: Temporary email access with "Kidsmail24.de"

• "Kidsmail24.de" also has domains reported as untrustworthy on a blacklist, so that your children are spared from such messages.
• It is also possible to send attachments here - either in image or text form.
• Practical: A dedicated virus scanner checks files that are sent and received.
• In addition, your little ones can only send new mails to addresses that are also in the address book. The so-called "parent password" is a special security feature. Here you can check your child's address book and activate or delete entries.
• Registration is open to everyone, but the data can be compared using the parents.
• To further protect the child, the portal can only be reached daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Conclusion: All-round security for your child's emails. You don't need to worry as a parent here.

Email Address Providers for Children - Other Alternatives

• You can also create an email address for your child to communicate with at one of the many email address providers.
• However, pay attention to what your child receives for whom he writes.
• Of course, you can also protect your account or browser:
• We have created instructions for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer for you.
• In addition, you can further limit PC use with Windows Parental Control.

You can also use the child lock on your Fritzbox. We will show you this in the next practical tip.