> All you are doing is teaching your kids to hack into their own device

Ha! Lock down everything and casually leave a printout on the kitchen table titled "How to bypass home network security" with a bunch of Python exercises that lead up to disabling the filters. Presto, now they know Python :-)

I would not leave books on the table so they can figure out how to google.

The ScreenTime feature for family members on iOS is an absolute car-crash. Not only is it almost impossible to find (it's not in Settings -> ScreenTime), but I'm endlessly impressed with the ways around it my daughter is able to find. I've recently noticed that she can use WhatsApp without limits just by launching it from the share sheet in Photos.

I wasn’t clear I mean physically take the device from them.

I've done this. This is when you find out that they can get online with their switch, their ipad, the long lost android tablet you didn't know you had or the one they bought from 7-11 because they sell 49 dollar kindle fires there. They also have friends phones and buy sims and all sorts of crap.. it's hilarous the lengths kids go to get online...

I was posting in support of your comment, sorry that wasn't clear.

>All you are doing is teaching your kids to hack into their own device (speaking from experence)

That doesn't seem like a bad skill to foster.

Never said it was bad just pointing out the original posters false conclusion.

Training them for a career in tech/security ;) Parent is playing the career long game.