There’s nothing wrong with giving your child an iPhone, but you should still pay close attention to how they use it and what they can access on their own. If you and your child have your own iPhones, you can link your child’s account to yours and control what they have access to, how much time they spend on their device, and set restrictions on various features and content.

In this post, we'll explain everything you need to know about setting up parental controls for your child's iPhone so you can limit your child's screen time and device usage.

Apple's Content & Privacy Restrictions on iPhone let you manage various aspects of how your child uses their iPhone, restricting certain features, turning off access to certain apps, preventing downloads or purchases of items, and making other privacy changes to their device. Once your child's iPhone is connected to your Apple account, you can manage the following:

You can choose to allow or restrict these restrictions individually, and you can even customize them to ensure your child is using their iPhone appropriately.