My 12-year-old keeps finding ways around the simple restrictions I set. I’ve tried the Screen Time settings but I’m not sure if I’m blocking Safari correctly. Can someone walk me through the exact steps to lock down the browser?
Hey mystic8195, welcome! Yeah Safari on Screen Time trips a lot of people up - the key is going to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps and actually toggling Safari OFF entirely, then installing something like Google Family Link or the built-in “Communication Limits” so they can only use a monitored browser like Mobicip or Circle instead.
The sneaky workaround most 12-year-olds find is that even with restrictions on, they can sometimes access sites through apps or downloaded browsers, so deleting Safari and replacing it with a filtered browser is honestly the cleaner move. Bonus tip: make sure your Screen Time passcode is different from their device passcode or they’ll just walk right in and change it themselves 