Sample family
A look at the Full Family Kit
An example family: Alex (8) and Jordan (14). This sample is not your plan, and it is not a bill.
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First-phone setup
Steps and settings for a new iPhone or Android, in the order you tap them.
iPhone setup
Turn on Ask to Buy
Purchases wait for your approval. Apple says this is on by default under 13, and in some regions it cannot be turned off before 18.
- Settings, Family, your child, Apps & Websites, Restrictions, Ask to Buy, Require Purchase Approval.
- Leave it on if your child asks to disable it. In some regions Apple does not allow that before 18.
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Birthday roadmap
A stop on each birthday where a verified setting changes, and a skip when nothing does.
Alex · birthday 9
At 9, you'll decide about YouTube and Roblox.
On a supervised kid account, pick the content setting.
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Do these 5 tonight
5 settings to change tonight, before the rest of that child's checklist.
Alex · age 8
1. Turn on Ask to Buy
Purchases wait for your approval. Apple says this is on by default under 13, and in some regions it cannot be turned off before 18.
2. Set a Screen Time passcode on your phone
With Family Sharing, set the Screen Time passcode from your own device. Apple says a parent managing a child through Family Sharing must set it on their own device, not the child's. Choose one your child can't guess.
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Gaming and consoles
Console spending and chat, kept separate from the limits inside a game.
Nintendo Switch
Restrict Nintendo eShop purchases
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Hard-moment scripts
Words for the hard talks, and what to listen for if they push back.
Nudes and sextortion
If someone has a photo of you, or says they will send it to people, you can tell me. You are not in trouble for telling.
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Agreement poster
A page you can sign: what parents promise, the house rules, and the full agreement on the next page.
Family agreement
What parents promise
We will not take the device away just because you told us something hard.
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Sitter and grandparent sheet
A sheet to hand over: which apps are allowed, plus blanks for time and lights-out.
For sitters and grandparents
Please don't share the Wi-Fi password or unlock the phone for them.
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Fridge card
A card for the wallet or the fridge, for the moment something has already happened.
Something happened
Stay calm. Tell them they are not in trouble.
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