In the case of my kid, it's almost always to listen to music, not for screen time. I have several Chromecasts throughout my house, and she knows exactly how to

In the case of my kid, it's almost always to listen to music, not for screen time. I have several Chromecasts throughout my house, and she knows exactly how to connect to each of them with the Spotify and YouTube Kids apps. So she'll turn on music to the Chromecast in her room then play at her crafting table for a couple of hours while jamming out. She does enjoy playing games as well, but those are timeboxed and she knows better than to try to pull something off like use my thumbprint to get around me telling her no. When she tries to "sneak" a thumbprint to unlock my iPhone, it's because she likes the self-sufficiency of turning on and choosing music herself (or because it's a song[1] I won't play for her anymore in an effort to maintain my sanity). And I really don't mind that self-sufficiency when she's up at the crack of dawn on a Saturday and is trying to be as non-intrusive as possible to let me lay in until a late 7am or so. [1] https://youtu.be/KYlC5CXWHZI https://youtu.be/KYlC5CXWHZI