When it comes to managing your kids’ screen time, the best approach is always setting fair rules, enforcing them consistently, and communicating regularly. 
But hey?if technology can help an exhausted parent with this tricky-to-manage problem, why not use it too"
Here are four tech tools parents can use to monitor and control their kids screen time.
?Screen Time? Function in iOS 12
The ?Screen Time? feature, available for iOS 12 on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, provides real-time information about how much time kids spend on an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, and allows you to set limits. Set it up on the child?s device or from your own smartphone using Family Sharing. See what apps they?re using the most, as well as what websites they?re visiting. For example, if you?re OK with your kid being on their iPad but want to limit, say, YouTube videos, you can limit time just for the YouTube app?it will literally turn off and stop working when the set amount of time runs out.  You can also generate reports, viewing your kid?s screen time use for a single day or the last seven days so you can take action if you notice a concerning pattern. Want even more control" Use the Downtime feature, in which you can preselect which apps will work in any given time period?like when kids are supposed to be doing their homework. The device will generate a notification five minutes before it starts. For safety reasons, you can set certain apps to always be allowed, such as Maps fo...