Set up Screen Time for a child on iPad

1. Go to the Settings app  on your iPad.

2. Tap Screen Time, scroll down and select a child below Family.

3. Do any of the following:

   • Schedule time away from your device: You can set schedules for your child and customize Screen Time during specific days of the week, like on school days or weekends. See Set schedules with Screen Time on iPad.

     You can approve or decline a request for additional Screen Time in the Messages app, or in Settings  > Screen Time. See Respond to a child’s Screen Time request on iPad.

   • Set limits for app use: You can set time limits for certain apps or app categories—like Messages or Games. See Set limits for app use.

   • Choose who can get in touch with your child: You can limit who your child can communicate with during certain times of the day. See Block calls and messages with Screen Time on iPad.

     You can also view or change your child’s contacts .

   • Block apps, downloads, and websites: You can restrict access to certain apps, features, websites, and purchases. See Block apps, app downloads, websites, and purchases on iPad.

   • Help protect vision health: You can help reduce your child’s risk of myopia (nearsightedness) or eyestrain. See Help protect your vision health with Screen Distance on iPad.

   • Set a Screen Time passcode: You can create a passcode for your child that must be entered before changing Screen Time settings. See Create, manage, and keep track of a Screen Time passcode on iPad.

   • Check for sensitive images and videos: You can have your child’s iPad provide a warning if nudity is detected in images and videos. See Turn on or off checking for sensitive images and videos in communications on a child’s iPad.

   Note: If your child needs health or accessibility apps, make sure they’re in the Allowed Apps list. If Messages isn’t always allowed, your child may not be able to send or receive messages (including to emergency numbers and contacts) during downtime or after the app limit has expired.

You can also do any of the following for a child:

• Share age ranges with apps on iPad

• Share locations with family members and locate their lost devices on iPad

• Turn on Ask to Buy for a child

1. Go to the Settings app on your iPad.

2. Tap Screen Time, then select the name of your family member. (You may need to scroll down.)

3. Tap Communication Limits, then turn on Manage [child’s name]’s contacts.

   To allow your child to add and edit contacts, turn on Allow Contact Editing.

4. Have your child approve the managing contacts request on their device.

5. Once your child accepts your request, do any of the following:

   • View your child’s contacts: Tap Contacts.

   • Edit your child’s contacts: Tap Contacts, tap a name, then tap Edit in the top right of the screen.

   • Remove someone from your child’s contacts: Tap Contacts, tap a name, then tap Delete Contact. (You may need to scroll down.)

   • Add someone to your child’s contacts: Tap Contacts, then the add button in the top right corner.

   Note: You’ll need to enter the child’s Screen Time passcode each time you view or make changes to your child’s contacts.

You can have your child’s iPad detect nudity in images and videos before they’re sent or received. This feature is available in Messages, AirDrop, Contact Posters, FaceTime, the Photos picker, and shared albums in Photos. Nude photos or videos can also be detected when selected to share in some third-party apps.

If an attempt to send photos or videos that might contain nudity is detected, Communication Safety provides a warning, gives options to stay safe, and provides helpful resources. Photos and videos are analyzed on the device. Apple does not receive an indication that nudity was detected and does not get access to the photos or videos.

See the Apple Support article About Communication Safety on your child’s Apple device for more information.

1. Go to the Settings app  on your iPad.

2. Tap Screen Time, scroll down, then select the name of your child.

3. Tap Communication Safety, then turn Communication Safety on or off.

   You may need to enter the Screen Time passcode.

When you set up a child account, you enter the child’s name and birth date after tapping Create Child Account. The child’s age automatically determines the content they can access. You can also help ensure that certain content—like in Music, Podcasts, or News—on your child’s device is age appropriate by manually limiting the explicitness ratings in Content & Privacy Restrictions.

1. Go to the Settings app  on your child’s iPad.

2. Tap Screen Time, tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions.

3. Choose specific content and privacy options. In addition, do any of the following:

   • To protect your child’s hearing, scroll down, tap Reduce Loud Audio, then select Don’t Allow. (This prevents changes to the maximum headphone volume.) See Reduce loud headphone sounds in Settings.

   • To modify the content your child can access in specific apps and features, tap Allowed Apps & Features, then turn them off. To allow access, turn them on.

4. Tap at the top left.

To add or change Screen Time settings later, follow the steps described in the sections above.