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Kids as young as 7 are finding ingenious ways around Apple's screen time controls:
[...] Parents can use the feature to impose restrictions on their children's device usage — or so they thought. One Reddit shared the story of how their seven-year-old had gamed the feature, sparking a chat that has nearly 500 comments.
"When iOS 12 came out I limited my 7-year old son's screen time through the family share. For a few days I felt like he was playing a bit more than he should, but I couldn't figure out why," u/PropellerGuy said.
"Finally today, my son revealed his hack: When he runs out of screen time and his games get locked, he heads to App Store, downloads a previously installed (but later removed) game through the cloud icon, and it works without limitations!"
"What can I say," they added. "I'm not even mad. That's impressive."
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 27 2018, @05:41AM
Show a child how to edit his video clips into a cogent movie, and then watch him become a producer rather than a consumer.
You're so right about the restriction controls. I never needed a curfew when I was growing up; my parents trusted me not to be an idiot, and I was wise enough to call them to tell them I'd be later than usual, or I'd at least let them know when I got home by knocking on their bedroom door.
You either have a relationship with your children, or you don't. Most parents don't.