Apple provides parental controls in iOS and iPadOS to set content and behavior restrictions for children's devices. Here's how to get started.

Most of the settings for content and privacy restrictions fall under Screen Time. Introduced in iOS 12, Screen Time records how much time a user spends on their device.

It can be configured to monitor and limit the time spent on any apps, which is great for checking how much time a child spends gaming or hanging out on social media apps. Additionally, it tracks notifications received.

This section is also where parents restrict app usage or set limits on purchases and explicit content.

Before starting, confirm that your device and any devices you manage are updated to the latest software version.

The process for setting up Screen Time through Family Sharing is the same. The family organizer can open Settings on their device, tap Screen Time, tap a child's name, and turn on the feature.

Now that Content & Privacy Restrictions are enabled setting up specific restrictions on common activities is easy. Here's how to do that.

Setting reasonable screen time limits is a great way to make sure your child isn't over-using their iPhone or iPad. This is where you can choose to set scheduled downtime and app time limits.

Currently, these are the following restrictions you can place within the Limit Usage category:

Toggling off built-in features is an excellent place to start, especially if you have younger device users. You can disable FaceTime, Wallet, Camera, and more from within this section.

We've all heard the horror stories of parents finding out their child purchased thousands of dollars worth of in-app purchases. Fortunately, there's a quick way to guarantee that doesn't happen.

You can help your child play safer by limiting the kinds of interactions they have when they are mobile gaming. For example, you might be okay with your child playing multiplayer games but not okay with them privately messaging other players.

Currently, the restrictions only apply to games that use Game Center features.

Setting content restrictions is crucial for young users. These settings guarantee that children only see age-appropriate content when viewing music, podcasts, news, TV shows, movies, books, and more.

This is also the same section where you can limit access to adult content across the web. You can go a step further and add specific websites to approved or blocked lists or restrict access to only approved websites.

Apple recently introduced Apple Intelligence and a revamped Siri. Because many of these features are new, it's understandable that a parent may not want their child to have unrestricted access to machine-learning content.