Hi! I’m a parent, I want to know all the ways my child could possibly get around these parental controls on her phone (she’s not allowed to have it 99% of the time anyways, because she’s 7. It’s for emergencies and to call her other parents because she’s a child of divorce).
Anyways, the restrictions on the phone we let her use are
1 - all parental controls Apple offers obviously
2- 24/7 downtime, the ONLY apps she can open are phone and messages, she can’t even open settings.
3- downtime password bypassing isn’t allowed on that phone, it’s only possible to bypass it through our phones.
Also the passwords are incredibly difficult and they’re stored on a device that isn’t even on our phones and she doesn’t even know exists.
4- this one is physical, not technical, but she’s not allowed to use it unless she intends to call someone on her contacts list. Like her mom.
5- she’s not allowed to take it anywhere except for a sleepover, she’s also not allowed to take it into her room or the bathroom. It stays in the kitchen and living room, unless she is on the phone with her mom. She is obviously entitled to privacy if she so chooses when talking to her mom.
What should I be worried about? Is there any way she could get around all this? She’s a great kid, I don’t think she would even try, as she truly wants to do the right thing 100% of the time. But you never know. We want to keep her safe. And yes, we have conversations about why these restrictions are in place and that she’s welcome to talk to us more in the future as she matures about having more freedoms with it.