Can't use new Parental Controls if you own *any* devices that can't be upgraded to version 27, including a Series 8 Watch.

Does anyone find it acceptable that you cannot use the new Parental Controls in iOS 27 / iPadOS 27 if you have *any* devices that aren't capable of upgrading to version 27?

My wife has an Apple Watch Series 8, which is not that old. But because that device is part of our "Family", we cannot use features like the new "Pause" option on any of our kids' iPads.

I understand that sometimes new features require new hardware, or that Apple artificially limits new features to new hardware. But how is it acceptable that we can't use the new Parental Controls from *any* of our devices because we still have an Apple Watch Series 8 in our family? This seems like an unacceptable way to force us to replace not-so-old devices.

Can you even manage Parental Controls from an Apple Watch? I don't see any logical reason that the mere presence of a Series 8 Watch should prevent us from using Parental Controls from our other devices to control our other devices.