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Are there any apps that control screen time?

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TheFuzzyStar · 14/01/2020 16:40

Sorry posting for traffic. Just wondered if there are any apps for controlling screen time on kids (11 & 13) Iphones?

I have heard an ad for one on the radio but it was android devices. I want them to wind down by reading at bedtime but they sneak onto their phones. I have thought about taking their phones at a certain time but they use them for alarm. (My 13 year old likes getting up at 6...I don’t...)

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WhatshouldIdo123 · 14/01/2020 16:47

Remove the phones at night. Problem solved Hmm

DesLynamsMoustache · 14/01/2020 16:47

You can choose downtime (so overnight for example) where they can't use apps at all, put time limits on apps for during the day, etc.

GrannyBags · 14/01/2020 16:45

Definitely buy a couple of cheap alarm clocks. Phones down at a certain time and away from children is the only way to stop them ‘just checking’ things in the middle of the night!

DesLynamsMoustache · 14/01/2020 16:45

IPhones have inbuilt screen time controls you can control with a passcode. It's in settings.

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TheFuzzyStar · 14/01/2020 16:44

I think you’re probably right. I have said the same to them and they think I’m ridiculous because everyone has their phones in their rooms Hmm

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annualleavepurchase · 14/01/2020 16:42

Buy them alarms for their rooms. I really don't think kids that age should have access to smartphones overnight.