Apple removed Screentime for kids 13 and up

Thanks. I tried to leave feedback on the Apple site but there is no option for Screentime. That's why I came to this discussion board. I think that unless you have a tween/teen it's difficult to understand how important it is for parents to have the ability to monitor and limit their kids' phones. Mine hands the phone in at 9:00 but during the day asking them to hand in their phone results in constant friction and I'm not always home. When they are young it's easy to take it, but as they get older they use their phones for so many things - to talk to friends, play games in groups and even to draw, write notes, edit photos and many other creative things. You don't want to isolate them but they are too young to be disciplined enough to turn off the highly addictive apps. Apple invented a brilliant feature that allowed parents to limit certain apps and then they decided that they were going to remove that feature for anyone above 12. If a parent doesn't want to control their kids time, they don't have to but it should be the parent's choice. I didn't use it much once my older kids turned 16 but younger teens are still in crucial developing phase and it's distressing to log in and see that they've had 5 hours on TikTok. To remove the screentime feature for kids above 12 seems bizarre after all the research that has come out showing the negative effects of excessive screentime on kids brains. Apologies for the crazy long response - I'm just to frustrated.

If I’m working I need to be able

to block and allow remotely. Some

kids have serious screen addictions and can’t put them down.

Yes but if you aren’t with them to physically get on their phone you can’t alter anything. I would give a limit of 2 hours which would be used early on but could allow more time

rotely when she requested it after she’d put the phone down for a while. Also - I think they can make the changes themselves on their phone if they realize they now have access.