SkieMy child is 16. Will they accept Skie?
More likely if you loosen the rules and explain them. A sixteen year old needs a larger app list, a later bedtime and some privacy. Skie lets you widen the list as they earn trust, does not read messages, and shows on the phone that it is managed, so nothing is hidden from them.
Teenagers resist control they did not agree to, and they resist secrecy even more. Skie helps with the second one: there is no hidden mode, and the phone shows it is managed. That makes a straight conversation possible.
Sit down together and agree the list of apps. Let them argue for ones they want, and say yes where you can. A larger list, a normal social app, a later bedtime window, and a clear rule for exams are fair offers. Because you can change the dashboard in a minute, you can treat it as a trial.
What a sixteen year old gets from Skie is stability. Adult sites stay blocked and safe search stays on without nagging. A bedtime window means the phone is quiet at night without an argument every evening. Location can be set to safe zones and an SOS button, not constant checking.
Skie does not read their messages or see their calls, and says so. That matters a lot at this age.
If they push hard, listen to why. Sometimes it is about one app, and a solution is possible. If you do remove controls, Remove Skie turns everything off and returns the device to them cleanly.
A fair target is a phone they can be trusted with by eighteen, so ease controls over time rather than all at once.