Strictness Levels
When generating rules (via quick setup or generate-from-age), you can specify a strictness preset that shifts all rule defaults tighter or looser relative to the age-group baseline.
| Level | Behavior |
|---|---|
strict | Tighter limits across the board. Less screen time, more restrictive content ratings, stronger web filters, social features disabled. Best for families who want maximum protection. |
recommended | Balanced defaults based on pediatric and child safety research. This is the default if no strictness is specified. |
relaxed | Looser limits that give older children more autonomy. More screen time, broader content access, social features enabled with monitoring. Best for families who want a lighter touch. |
Strictness is applied at rule-generation time. After generation, you can customize any individual rule. Changing strictness later requires re-generating rules (which overwrites existing configurations for that policy).
Example: Screen Time by Strictness (Age 10)
| Strictness | Daily Limit | Bedtime |
|---|---|---|
strict | 60 min | 8:00 PM |
recommended | 120 min | 9:00 PM |
relaxed | 180 min | 10:00 PM |
Related API Endpoints
- Quick setup -- Pass
strictnessto configure defaults during onboarding - Generate rules from age -- Re-generate rules with a new strictness level