Locking apps on the dock?

is there a way to lock the apps to the doc? my kids keep accidentally dragging them off.

And if your kids have their own user accounts on your computer, you can use Parental Controls. There's an option to disallow users from modifying the Dock.
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defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool true
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NB. You will be solely responsible for your actions making changes to the Operating System.

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