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My 13 Month Old Son Wiped My Wife's Phone... How?

The-Real-Deal82 said:
Childrens ages in the first couple of years are referred to in months because it is also a measurement of how doctors and health visitors refer to key stages of development.
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Yeah, and once you’re past your "teenager" stage, you get pidgeon-holed into a "generation" FOREVER! (greatest, silent, boomers, gen x, millenials, etc.)
 
If you have a work exchange email set up then this is automatically turned on depending on how its set up at the exchange end, cannot be turned off without removing the email account
 
Superman80 said:
If you have a work exchange email set up then this is automatically turned on depending on how its set up at the exchange end, cannot be turned off without removing the email account
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REALLY?! My wife has exchange set up through her work at best buy. This just be it! I will have to look into it.
 
lordofthereef said:
REALLY?! My wife has exchange set up through her work at best buy. This just be it! I will have to look into it.
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The option will be greyed out like this I would think:

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Jstuts5797 said:
+ 1 billion Internet posts for pointing out he is one year old. It's a pet peeve of mine when people refer to a babies or toddlers age in months once they hit 1 year old. It's pointless. Also, why the heck would you let a 1 year old play with a brand new and expensive iphone 6? No way would I do that.
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They use months because that's how doctors reference various milestones, etc. Pretty much every parent does it, it's not a huge deal.
 
Yes it was on the lock screen, but should use guided access mode when your kid is playing with the phone.

As for the other discussion going on in this topic, it's not normally until 3 years before kids aren't aged in months.
 
Are you sure your baby didn't hack Somy? Lol I'd give the baby a hi 5 If I could he's smart!

But yeah as everyone said it's because of the 10 failed attempts to put in the correct passcode
 
lordofthereef said:
The difference between a 12 and a 13 month old is much larger than a person celebrating their 18th birthday and that same person a month later.
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I beg to differ.

An 18 year old is all like "I can buy porn! I can buy lottery tickets! I can buy cigarettes! I can vote! Being an adult is awesome!"

Someone who's 18 and 1 month is all like "Porn on the internet is so much better and free. I have a better chance of being struck by lightning 14 times than winning the lottery. Cigarettes are disgusting. And all the candidates are terrible. Being an adult sucks"

:p
 
kerrikins said:
They use months because that's how doctors reference various milestones, etc. Pretty much every parent does it, it's not a huge deal.
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I like the other answer better because it's clear and direct: months because they develop so fast that each month brings drastic change. The bit about development milestones and doctors reference seems so sterile that my mind just filter out.

I did read "13 year old" instead of "13 month old" until I saw some of the reply.
 
yg17 said:
I beg to differ.

An 18 year old is all like "I can buy porn! I can buy lottery tickets! I can buy cigarettes! I can vote! Being an adult is awesome!"

Someone who's 18 and 1 month is all like "Porn on the internet is so much better and free. I have a better chance of being struck by lightning 14 times than winning the lottery. Cigarettes are disgusting. And all the candidates are terrible. Being an adult sucks"

:p
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Touché :)

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eelw said:
Yes it was on the lock screen, but should use guided access mode when your kid is playing with the phone.

As for the other discussion going on in this topic, it's not normally until 3 years before kids aren't aged in months.
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I'll have to look into guided access mode. Right now I have no idea what that is lol. Will that keep us from running into this again?

Edit: reading in apples website the feature sounds amazing. I am happy I started this thread. I've kearned things I never knew about iOS. And I've been a user since 2007!

Thanks for the comment :)
 
I guess I have this option enabled as well since I have work email.

I'm glad I never gave my kid to play with the iphone while locked. My child gets the ipad locked out all the time and have to wait 2 minutes to retry.
 
We all make our own choices. I don't fret about material things as much as I once did. It's just s ohone. And guess what. It didn't get damaged. In fact, I learned a few things about iOS in the experience!

I'll continue letting him play with it while at home, too. There is no physical damage he can do to it (plus we have insurance anyway) and now I know how to lock him out of things thanks to kind people explaining how. He loves pressing buttons, has even started swiping, and realized that his input makes things happen on the screen. It's my job to nurture the boy's mind, not tell him " no" to every thing he does that night inconvenience me, especially when there is no danger to him.
 
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Lordofthereef said:
One thing I have learned reading through threads though, is that if you ever mention kids, you always get awesome parenting advice from people who probably don't have kids. And even if they do, you never asked for it in the first place.
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No. But perhaps they should. Most people these days have absolutely no clue on how to raise kids.
 
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Hate to throw some doubt on the "kid entered the passcode wrong too many times" theory, but doesn't iOS increase the time between passcode entry attempts once the code has been entered incorrectly 5 times? I thought it was 1min, then 5min, increasing with each attempt up to an interval of an hour? So, unless the OP's son had access to the phone unsupervised for multiple hours it doesn't seem likely that he could have got to 10 failed passcode attempts, does it?
 
Wacko247 said:
No. But perhaps they should. Most people these days have absolutely no clue on how to raise kids.
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You should never assume the person with children has no idea though. It is very easy to give advice and say 'if I had kids I would bla bla bla...' or 'I'd never let my kids do this and that' . Until somebody has a go at raising a child then they grossly underestimate how hard it can be. I don't think any parent is perfect, we all question and doubt ourselves. Before I had my daughter I had a plan and opinions on how to raise the perfect child, but in practice it is a lot harder to achieve and most hard working parents do their best.

My wife often gives our daughter her iPhone 6 to play with in moments of need when they need pacifying. That could be in a supermarket, home, at the dinner table after lunch etc etc. Sure I don't do it, but that is because I try and be a bit more careful. Another thing to consider is that lovely home you made before the bundle of joy comes along is suddenly less of a priority. Kids mess it up, they knock dents in the walls and spill things on expensive rugs and furniture. Material things are pushed aside as priorities change. 'But you should not let them do this and that!' people with no experience will say. Sure, try having eyes in the back of your head when they have learned to walk and can be here and there in a flash lol. Its always easier said than done. :)
 
Im going with the 10 attempts failed. I just checked mine, and its on, though I did not rememeber setting it to on. Also mine says 8 attempts

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lordofthereef said:
I answered why I label him as 13 months. Years, months, weeks, etc are just arbitrary ways of measuring time. As I said, time moves a little faster for wee ones. The fact that it bothers people to this extent is astounding. Also, and this may shock you, medical records are all in weeks and months. You tend to go to the doctor a LOT before they hit two (I tried really hard just for you to not say 24 months).

Anyway, it's just a phone. In a case. With a screen protector. On carpet. He can't do any damage. And if he could, insurance. ;)
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For some here, owning an iphone is like being a parent, they baby them ;) Imagine the shock horror that a child is allowed to touch an iphone :rolleyes:
 
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