Ideas for family safety across PC and IOS devices
Discussion
Hello collective minds of PH!
Now, I'm aware and have tried to look at some approaches on line/youtube but wanted some real world experience. I'm also aware that this is a massive first world problem and a nice one to have so here's the current state. Three daughters, 12, 9 and 7.
Is the best solution you've found to leverage the in OS monitoring/time solutions? I'm guessing this will mean they need to all log in with their own IDs, all the Ipads currently are my login so will need to set that up/track passwords etc. for safe keeping.
I've signed up for BARK but it seems complicated but looks like it offers cross platform monitoring but even with an intuitive UI seems a headache.
Basically we'd like to monitor what's being sent to them, limit screen time. I'm well aware the easy answer is talk to them, which we do - they're pretty good and not chatting to people etc. but would like that big person view of their world to make sure they're safe.
If the best option is to wipe the devices all down and start again with their own accounts I can do that and I guess use family share to get the apps back?
Thanks team PH!
Now, I'm aware and have tried to look at some approaches on line/youtube but wanted some real world experience. I'm also aware that this is a massive first world problem and a nice one to have so here's the current state. Three daughters, 12, 9 and 7.
Is the best solution you've found to leverage the in OS monitoring/time solutions? I'm guessing this will mean they need to all log in with their own IDs, all the Ipads currently are my login so will need to set that up/track passwords etc. for safe keeping.
I've signed up for BARK but it seems complicated but looks like it offers cross platform monitoring but even with an intuitive UI seems a headache.
Basically we'd like to monitor what's being sent to them, limit screen time. I'm well aware the easy answer is talk to them, which we do - they're pretty good and not chatting to people etc. but would like that big person view of their world to make sure they're safe.
If the best option is to wipe the devices all down and start again with their own accounts I can do that and I guess use family share to get the apps back?
Thanks team PH!
Also look at Qustodio. You install the “child” version on all devices they use, and the “parent”
Version on one or more devices to set controls.
The same rules apply across all devices for each child - whether on your wifi, 4/5G, someone else’s wifi. Kids can’t see, fiddle with, or disable the system on their devices - they don’t even have to know what you’ve installed.
And as a bonus, it reports on activity for each child including attempts to access blocked content or sites.
Version on one or more devices to set controls.
The same rules apply across all devices for each child - whether on your wifi, 4/5G, someone else’s wifi. Kids can’t see, fiddle with, or disable the system on their devices - they don’t even have to know what you’ve installed.
And as a bonus, it reports on activity for each child including attempts to access blocked content or sites.
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