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Sharing
In System Preferences > Family Sharing,
choose Screen Time, then Open Screen
Time Settings. Choose your child’s name
from the menu in the top–left corner. Click
the Options button, then choose Turn On.
Set App Limits
Click on App Limits and click Turn
On then “+”. Choose the categories you
want to limit, then the amount of time
you want to allow for them. Click Done.
To edit the apps in a category, click on it
then Edit Limit followed by Edit Apps.
Limit access
Select Content & Privacy and click
Turn On. Starting with Content, click on
each tab in turn and go through the list
of options, checking the box next to
those you want to block access to. The
Other tab only affects iOS devices.
Track screen usage
In the Screen Time pane, click
on App Usage. You’ll see the usage for
the current day. Go to the date in the
top–right corner to switch to a different
day, or click on All devices (bottom left)
to switch to a specific device.Set limits for a child
Go to the top left of the Screen
Time sidebar and pick your child’s name.
Click Options, then Turn On. Go through
steps 2–7 to set limits for apps and
schedule downtime. You can also monitor
your child’s screen time from App Usage.Check pickups
You can check how many times
a device has been “picked up” and how
many times an app has been used.
Choose a user, then Pickups, and a
device. You’ll see a list of apps and
how many times each has been used.Always allow some
apps
Choose Always Allowed, then search for
an app or scroll down the list and check
the box next to those you want to always
be available. Apps specified here will
override other settings you’ve configured.Set a passcode
Choose the name of a child for
whom you want to use a passcode. Click
Options, then select Use Screen Time
Passcode. Type in a passcode. Settings
for this child can now only be changed
by typing in that passcode.Schedule Downtime
Downtime prevents you using all
apps except those you exclude (see step
9). In System Preferences > Screen Time,
click on Downtime. Click Turn on. Choose
either every day or Custom and then use
the controls to set time limits.How to do anything on your Mac, iPhone & iPad
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