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0 pointsparhamn6mo ago0 comments

I do this too, and have them set the recover apple id to their own. Been averaging ~1.2 hours per day screentime the last few months (mostly messaging apps).

Basically in "downtime" mode all the time with a few "Always allowed" app. One thing is, you're phone (and it's browser) is pretty damn useless. Overtime you realize that a lot of things you need to lookup don't need to be looked up, etc but it can be frustrating at first.

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isolli6mo ago

That's how my children's iPads are too. Permanent downtime, with a few always allowed apps, and the rest on demand. And indeed, the most frustrating part is when my daughter needs to do some research for school. I'd have to allow each and every website she visits, so I temporarily un-downtime her phone instead...

Edited to add: for some reason, time limits never worked for my kids (they could always override them with one click). That's why I had to opt for permanent downtime.

parhamnOP6mo ago

> That's how my children's iPads are too

Hah! Says something about my self control!

Yeah it's usually trouble once a week. I recently needed to pay for parking using a QR code had to finish it in the 1 minute I had. Another appointment asked me to fill some online form and their reaction when I said "my phone is blocked from the internet" was funny. Turns out they still have paper forms when needed.

duderific6mo ago

> time limits never worked for my kids (they could always override them with one click).

Huh, that's weird. Seems to work ok for mine in limiting their iPad use. They can request more time and I can decide to grant it or not, I get choices of 15 minutes, 1 hour or all day.

isolli6mo ago

I agree it's odd, and I've tried to fix this problem for a long time before giving up...

While we're at it, I wish there was a 30 minutes option! There are many situations where 15 minutes is too short, and 1 hour is too long.

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sixtyj6mo ago

You can block a lot of sites directly in router setup. It is password protected and almost impossible to override or hack.

In case your kids hack the router you know that they have Kevin Mitnick skills :)

soledades6mo ago

pretty sure if you un-downtime a non-safari browser it applies to all websites.

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isolli6mo ago

Edited to add: for some reason, time limits never worked for my kids (they could always override them with one click). That's why I had to opt for permanent downtime.

parhamnOP6mo ago

> That's how my children's iPads are too

Hah! Says something about my self control!

duderific6mo ago

> time limits never worked for my kids (they could always override them with one click).

Huh, that's weird. Seems to work ok for mine in limiting their iPad use. They can request more time and I can decide to grant it or not, I get choices of 15 minutes, 1 hour or all day.

isolli6mo ago

I agree it's odd, and I've tried to fix this problem for a long time before giving up...

While we're at it, I wish there was a 30 minutes option! There are many situations where 15 minutes is too short, and 1 hour is too long.

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sixtyj6mo ago

You can block a lot of sites directly in router setup. It is password protected and almost impossible to override or hack.

In case your kids hack the router you know that they have Kevin Mitnick skills :)

soledades6mo ago

pretty sure if you un-downtime a non-safari browser it applies to all websites.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse