Screen Time set up doesn't work for child's iPad Air

I setup screen time for my kids, as you can see the limit is 30 minutes a day. And Some how they can keep playing on it for hours after, what did I do wrong? This never happened before, but just recently 2 months.

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iPhone 11, iOS 18

Posted on Apr 23, 2025 5:19 PM

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