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Limiting kids on iPhone 5c

I7guy said:
As you are, I am free to parent that way I want, and to disagree constructively. However, you are not changing my opinion not one iota as I am not changing yours. I like being able to find out where my family is if needed or just because. And vice-versa as it relates to me.
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That's okay. I wasn't trying to change your or anybody's opinion. Just expressing my own opinion as I'm allowed to do on this forum.

Again, Find My iPhone can do the job of finding out where your family is if needed, making Find Friends unnecessary except for the convenience of not having to remember each other's iCloud password (in your case) or if you want to constantly monitor your kid (unhealthy IMO).
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
That's okay. I wasn't trying to change your or anybody's opinion. Just expressing my own opinion as I'm allowed to do on this forum.

Again, Find My iPhone can do the job of finding out where your family is if needed, making Find Friends unnecessary except for the convenience of not having to remember each other's iCloud password (in your case) or if you want to constantly monitor your kid (unhealthy IMO).
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FMF is much easier to use the FI. I am not interested in remembering multiple apple icloud accounts. There is one per iphone. Hence FMF is a much easier and more robust solution.

If my kid is lying in a ditch in a car wreck or was abducted, to monitor their whereabouts would be a lifesaver for them.
 
I7guy said:
FMF is much easier to use the FI. I am not interested in remembering multiple apple icloud accounts. There is one per iphone. Hence FMF is a much easier and more robust solution.

If my kid is lying in a ditch in a car wreck or was abducted, to monitor their whereabouts would be a lifesaver for them.
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If they have their own iCloud accounts, Find My iPhone is also one per iPhone and hence not a more robust solution, albeit it may be easier in the sense you don't need to remember multiple iCloud account passwords.

If your kid is lying in a ditch in a car wreck or was abducted, you can also use Find My iPhone to monitor their whereabouts. Heck, there are even reports of people using Find My iPhone to help cops track down and nab thieves.
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
If they have their own iCloud accounts, Find My iPhone is also one per iPhone and hence not a more robust solution, albeit it may be easier in the sense you don't need to remember multiple iCloud account passwords.

If your kid is lying in a ditch in a car wreck or was abducted, you can also use Find My iPhone to monitor their whereabouts. Heck, there are even reports of people using Find My iPhone to help cops track down and nab thieves.
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Why in an emergency would I want to look up a user and password, when all I have to do is open up FMF?

Your "solution" is a non-starter, at least for me, but thanks for trying to promulgate the benefits of FI over FMF. I'm just not seeing it.
 
kkrew2007 said:
Thank you for those who have replied. Enabling restrictions and changing Allowed Content to "Don't Allow Apps" is exactly what I was looking for.
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JayLenochiniMac said:
If they have their own iCloud accounts, Find My iPhone is also one per iPhone and hence not a more robust solution, albeit it may be easier in the sense you don't need to remember multiple iCloud account passwords.
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I7guy said:
Your "solution" is a non-starter, at least for me, but thanks for trying to promulgate the benefits of FI over FMF. I'm just not seeing it.
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Get a room you two. :D
 
I7guy said:
Why in an emergency would I want to look up a user and password, when all I have to do is open up FMF?

Your "solution" is a non-starter, at least for me, but thanks for trying to promulgate the benefits of FI over FMF. I'm just not seeing it.
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I'm not trying to promulgate the benefits of Find My iPhone over Find Friends, just that Find Friends is unnecessary when we already have Find My iPhone and you're in control of their iCloud account especially when they're young.
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
I'm not trying to promulgate the benefits of Find My iPhone over Find Friends, just that Find Friends is unnecessary when we already have Find My iPhone and you're in control of their iCloud account especially when they're young.
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Let me recap. Find Friends is unnecessary to you...to me it's very necessary. If you find it unnecessary, than you don't have to use it. To me, it's a lifesaver because I don't have to enter (or remember) multiple icloud user ids.

So when you use the word "we", I want to be clear it's you and your family you are referring to. I clearly do not include me or my family as "we". Yet, in the same sentence you use the word "you're", which does apply to me.

I'm not trying to pick on your grammar, but just to ascertain your side of the discussion applies only to you and your family, while my side of the discussion applies only to me and my family. FMF is quite the easiest way to keep track of minors as you do not need passwords.
 
I7guy said:
Let me recap. Find Friends is unnecessary to you...to me it's very necessary. If you find it unnecessary, than you don't have to use it. To me, it's a lifesaver because I don't have to enter (or remember) multiple icloud user ids.

So when you use the word "we", I want to be clear it's you and your family you are referring to. I clearly do not include me or my family as "we". Yet, in the same sentence you use the word "you're", which does apply to me.

I'm not trying to pick on your grammar, but just to ascertain your side of the discussion applies only to you and your family, while my side of the discussion applies only to me and my family. FMF is quite the easiest way to keep track of minors as you do not passwords.
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I never indicated otherwise and I have no problem with your using Find Friends (couldn't care less actually). See my post #23:

JayLenochiniMac said:
Fine if you all agreed as a family. When it comes to younger kids who have no choice, there's really no reason to use Find Friends when you already have Find My iPhone and you're in control of their iCloud accounts (including entering password for them when they want an app). Hence too intrusive in that circumstance IMO. But fine if they agree to Find Friends when they're older. That's all I'm saying.
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JayLenochiniMac said:
If they have their own iCloud accounts, Find My iPhone is also one per iPhone and hence not a more robust solution, albeit it may be easier in the sense you don't need to remember multiple iCloud account passwords.

If your kid is lying in a ditch in a car wreck or was abducted, you can also use Find My iPhone to monitor their whereabouts. Heck, there are even reports of people using Find My iPhone to help cops track down and nab thieves.
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My daughter has access to her own iTunes, she's old enough. That being said she can turn off fine my iPhone if she wanted too. Find my friends I can set it up so she can't turn it off or delete it. I use find my friends so I know when she's home from school, and stuff. I think it's a great tool.
 
Primejimbo said:
My daughter has access to her own iTunes, she's old enough. That being said she can turn off fine my iPhone if she wanted too. Find my friends I can set it up so she can't turn it off or delete it. I use find my friends so I know when she's home from school, and stuff. I think it's a great tool.
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So your daughter will turn off Find My iPhone against your wish (it's a stupid thing to do too in case she loses it, it gets stolen, etc.) and you have to resort to Find Friends because she's not responsible enough not to disable it? And she's not trustworthy enough to let you know if she's home?

Sorry, that's not how I raise my kids.
 
JayLenochiniMac said:
So your daughter will turn off Find My iPhone against your wish (it's a stupid thing to do too in case she loses it, it gets stolen, etc.) and you have to resort to Find Friends because she's not responsible enough not to disable it? And she's not trustworthy enough to let you know if she's home?

Sorry, that's not how I raise my kids.
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1) she hasn't.. Yet. I'm just saying for other parents out there who need extra advice. It's a nice back up.
2) she lives with her mom, so this way I know when she gets home to her moms. She does text me everyday she's homes also, it's just nice knowing I see she's home and within 5 mins I get a text saying she's home and we talk then through texting for a while.

You're a parent, you should know to always have a back up in case. I haven't needed them, but it's nice to know my daughter IS trustworthy with what she does.
 
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Get them a Windows Phone. There aren't any fun apps to install in the first place.

I kid I kid.

In all seriousness. If you want to maintain the most control, upgrade them to a better basic phone or keep them on the ones they have. Get them a Kindle Fire or iPad mini and reward them in gift cards to the appropriate app store. If they misbehave, yank the tablets. I don't think I'd hand a smartphone to someone that age.
 
Wow...who cares how ther people raise their kinds or what they do in their family?
 
Primejimbo said:
My daughter has access to her own iTunes, she's old enough. That being said she can turn off fine my iPhone if she wanted too. Find my friends I can set it up so she can't turn it off or delete it. I use find my friends so I know when she's home from school, and stuff. I think it's a great tool.
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Fwiw I agree with you. Everybody has their style and mostly there is no correct way of raising the kids.
 
jondunford said:
tell them not to use it for more than 1 hour

done

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i like how random people on the internet like to tell you how to look after your children
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Random people are not telling you how to look after YOUR children, they are telling you how they look after THEIR children, by implication your are raising your children INCORRECTLY. "See" the difference?
 
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Primejimbo said:
And you can make it so they can't delete Find my Friends, or turn it off too. I did this with my daughters iPod Touch, and I will do it when she gets an iPhone.
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I did this with a few of my friends phones who are visually impaired. This helps us locate them when they need a ride or help.

For kids you can set it so that they don't mess with it. This is why I use that along with Find My iPhone.
 
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