Digital Parenting: Managing Your Kid’s Screen Time

With technology all around us, our children are learning to use mobile devices at increasingly younger ages. If your child has a mobile device, one of the biggest challenges can be setting limits on how and when they use it.



Thankfully, technology also provides solutions to the challenge of managing your child’s screen time:

RESTRICTIONS (IOS DEVICES)

Apple devices have a built-in system to disable certain functions, allowing you to restrict what your child can access. You can find this system under Settings > General > Restrictions. Tap “Enable Restrictions.” You will have to create a unique passcode for these settings so that your child can’t just go and undo whatever you put in place.

Once you’ve got a passcode, simply choose the apps and features you want to disable on the device – anything from specific apps to Siri, camera functions and in-app purchases.

RESTRICTED PROFILES (ANDROID DEVICES)

On recent versions of Android (Samsung Galaxy S7) you can create a “Restricted Profile” which limits the actions that a specific user can perform.

To do this, go into Settings, then Users and click “Add user or profile.” Here you’ll have the option to create a Restricted profile. If you do not have a screen lock on your device, you will have to create one here. Next, give your profile a name. Then select which apps you wish to allow on your child’s profile (they will all be off by default).

Now, when your child turns on the device, the primary (unrestricted) profile will be locked, but their restricted profile will be open for them to access. You can use this on your child’s device or on your device if your child also uses it.



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Source: uscellular.com

Amelia Stevens

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