Setup Child Account and Screen Time on MacBook Air?

[tardman91]

I have an older MacBook Air that I just reset and plan on letting my son use for his school assignments. He's young, so I want it locked down with screen time and such. I know how to set all that up since I uses it on his other device. My question is, what is the best way to do the initial setup on the MacBook? Do I create a user account on the computer to manage all of those settings, and then create an account for him that will be locked down with the Screen Time settings? I want to make sure I do it right the first time, and I couldn't find anything specific to what I'm looking for on Apple's website. He will be the only one using the computer, since we all have our own. Thanks!

 

[GGJstudios]

This may help: Help your child set up a Mac

 

[tardman91]

This may help: Help your child set up a Mac

Thank you. I guess my search terms were too specific. lol

 

[chadamorrill]

As long as you're using the same icloud account, he should be good to go. Same settings will apply. /// Ok, so not automatic, but there is a toggle switch for "sharing screen time settings across devices."