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bigboy29

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So now that iOS 12 is out, I have realized something:

It seems like I can see my kids devices under Screen Time, but my wife can't. She is also a part of the family (and we do family sharing) but I am the one approving app purchases. I guess I did not realize this: so only the purchase approver (Organizer) within the Family gets to see kids Screen Time?

Honestly - I'd like to also be able to opt into seeing my wife's Screen Time also, and vice versa.

Anyone know how to address the first problem, though? How could both parents see Screen Time stats for their kids? Or do I have something messed up?

[doublepost=1537208962][/doublepost]EDIT: I think I figured it out. Under Settings > iCloud on my iPhone, I went and checked Family Sharing. As it turns out, my wife was not toggled as a "Parent / Guardian". Which means she was not getting requests for app approvals, but also - as soon as I enabled that, she can not see kids devices also under Screen Time.
 
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Why is it, when I scroll down to Screentime in the iCloud setting and attempt to add a child, I get an error saying that this person is already added? Ny Children appear under Family sharing but, when I try to add them to Screentime, it tells me they are already there. However, nothing is added under Screentime.
 
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