Prevent non-admins from using passwords...

Title says it all haha, I have a iMac for the kids and I have an admin account with a password and I was wondering how can I (if I can) prevent them from making passwords for their non-admin accounts?
Thank you,
TM

..."prevent them from making passwords"...
If this means that the accounts currently do not have passwords, that generally is considered unsafe, although with appropriate security measures in place to protect the local network, it might be alright (I don't consider myself knowledgeable enough to provide advice on what those measures might be). Nevertheless, an "admin" can simply set a blank password for any account using the "Accounts" pref pane, while logged in to any account except the one whose password is being changed.
However, if the question is really about preventing the users from changing their own password, OS X does provide an option through "System Preferences" > "Accounts" > "Parental Controls" > "Finder.app & System" where an "admin" can set whether or not it is allowed. There is a loophole but it's fairly obscure, and it can probably be closed if the need arises.
Keep in mind that an "admin" can change any user's password at will so even if the users decide to change it, an "admin" can always change it back. An "admin" always has access to almost any file on the computer, with the exception of those that are encrypted (eg. keychains, encrypted disk images, including "FileVault", etc.) so the kids can't really lock you out, if that is the concern.

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