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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make sure the toggle is on green for block after limit. Many moms do not do this. Make sure to change the screen time passcode at least once a week.

Make sure Content and Privacy restrictions are toggled on and make sure they are all correct. don’t  allow apps to be added or deleted. Make sure they can’t change the password.

Most of the work arounds are changing clock time, deleting and reading the app over and over again. Asking to enter the code on their phone and they are screen recording it. Make sure to use your phone for family sharing.

You can use life 360 and find my. You can also put an AirTag in his backpack

But the best way is for every time the location is different, turned off, or app time is overuse, they lose their entire phone. If they aren’t home. I just set the entire phone to downtime. Make sure downtime contacts are NOT everyone and only a handful of people [/quote]

This is the best advice. It is basically what we did and we’ve managed to raise kids that are not screen addicted.[/quote]

Wow. Aren’t you special. Good for you! You’re a great parent.

The kids know how to get around all the Apple blockers. They can even just change time zones to get around. For home, we have to turn off their phone service. For tracking, they do know how to turn off or even trade phones with friends. Etc. so we had to go back to old fashioned take phone away for other periods of time or other grounding etc if they are being untruthful. [/quote]

You can’t change time zones if content restrictions is toggled on and done correctly.

They also shouldn’t know the Apple ID password

And also make sure you have it toggled on to ALL devices. Otherwise they can use burner phones on their Apple ID for more time.

So be sure the WiFi is only allowed for specific devices and they don’t know the WiFi password either.

This and the above stuff a PP recommended is what works.

But the best is to just have a rule on app limits. It will show you when they go over, even if they bypass it.

So Instagram is 1hr a day. If you go over that for any reason. Lose of phone for 2 days. [/quote

Instagram has a bypass.[/quote]

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