If you haven’t already, you should set up parental controls on your child’s iPad. To do this, you’ll need to enable Screen Time:
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Open the Settings app.
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Tap Screen Time.
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Tap “This is My iPad” or “This is My Child’s iPad.”
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If setting up the iPad for a child, follow the onscreen instructions.
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Enter a Screen Time passcode if prompted. This should be different from the iPad’s passcode.
Once Screen Time is set up, you have several options. Under Downtime, you can schedule a daily downtime during which only phone calls and apps you select will be available. If this is enabled, you might also want to check Communication Limits to restrict communication with specific contacts during Downtime.
The App Limits setting lets you set daily screen time limits for all or specific apps. Once the daily limit is reached, your child will no longer be able to use these apps and games until the timer resets at midnight. Under Always allowed, choose the apps and contacts you want to allow access to at all times. For example, if you have a toddler, you might want to allow coloring apps and YouTube Kids, but disable Messages, Safari, and FaceTime.
Content & Privacy Restrictions can also be enabled, giving you granular control over privacy settings. This is also where you can disable iTunes and App Store purchases, restrict web content, set age limits for apps, control gaming, and turn off explicit content.
