how to change parental control password on iphone

Let’s go! Getting Started with Screen Timeįirst, go to Settings on your phone and find Screen Time. I’ll explain how we can use these settings, and I’ve got pictures and instructions for you to follow along with my real-life, mom exploration of iPhone parental controls. If, however, like me, you just want to ensure security when your kiddo is allowed to use your iPhone, come along for my tutorial on your safety settings options. But hey, here’s the Apple support page info on that process, if that’s what you’re looking to do! I’m not quite ready to take that step, so this article doesn’t cover that. The first thing it’s necessary to know is that there are different levels of parental controls available on an iPhone, up to and including creating a unique Apple ID for your child to use on your device. At the same time, they’re kids, and they need us to guard and guide the ways they interact on the internet, even when using something as seemingly innocuous as an iPhone. Technology is so much a part of our day to day as adults that we can’t deny our kids need to be able to use and understand it.

However, I can do everything in my power to protect them from the predators and predicaments they thankfully still know nothing about. I can’t do anything about the majority of those childhood bumps and bruises that are their badges of boyhood. My two amazing little dudes are my light and my joy and absolutely the wildest things I’ve ever come across in all my existence.

If you’ve been following my articles here on Think Differently About Kids, firstly, hey thanks! Reading along means by now, you know that I’m a mom too.

How to change parental control password on iphone