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Setting up parental controls on an iPad for my 9yr old — what am I missing?

Cconcerned_dadParent Level 4 05/07/2026, 02:30 AM 11423 views 2 replies

concerned_dadParent Level 405/07/2026, 02:30 AM

Just got my son a hand-me-down iPad for school. Set up Screen Time, put a passcode on it, limited app store purchases. Am I forgetting anything obvious? First time dealing with this and I don't want to find out the hard way he's been watching youtube at 2am or whatever

DO2

Best Answerdad_of_twins_77Parent Level 2108 days ago

couple things people miss:

turn off safari and just use a kid-friendly browser, or at minimum enable "limit adult websites" under content restrictions
disable the app store entirely if he doesn't need it, you can install apps for him from your phone via family sharing
set downtime so the ipad literally won't turn on after bedtime
block deleting apps (otherwise they delete screen time, you'll cry)

AM3

apple_momParent Level 3107 days ago

the delete apps thing is HUGE. my daughter figured out if she deleted screen time itself the limits went away. go to content & privacy restrictions > allowed apps > turn off "deleting apps"

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