How do I keep my child from turning off location sharing?

This question has been asked before, but I haven’t seen a good answer. Here’s what I’ve observed:


  • On my (adult) iPhone, in settings -> family -> child’s name -> location sharing -> block changes (on), THEN
  • On child’s iPhone, in settings -> family -> location sharing -> stop sharing is greyed out,
  • On child’s iPhone, in the Find My app there is also no option to stop sharing location with the adult, BUT
  • On child’s iPhone, in settings -> privacy & security -> location services -> share my location -> toggle is active.


So it seems that since my child has access to the privacy & security settings on their iPhone they are able to disable all location services and/or just stop their sharing location with me. In other words, I can block some but not all ways of turning off sharing.


Does anyone know how to block this work around on the child’s phone?


iPhone 16e

Posted on Sep 2, 2025 2:37 PM

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