Parental control lock

Hi,
I can't remember the password to my parental control lock. Is there any way to reset it? Thanks, Mary
Edit>Preferences>Parental Control>Click on lock to prevent further changes>password

Pressing return produced this message:
The Parental Control preferences could not be locked because the user 'mom" has an account restriction. This can occur if the account does not have a password. Any account used to lock the parental control preferences must have a password.
So how do I create a password?

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