In this day and age, many parents resort to handing over their iPad or tablet to their little ones in a bid get a few moments of peace and quiet.
But one dad, from Washington DC, found out the hard way that this should only be done under constant supervision as toddlers essentially can't be trusted.
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Journalist Evan Osnos gave his three-year-old son his iPad to play with, only for him to hand it back to him with a message telling him he'd be locked out for the next 25,536,442 minutes.
Just for a bit of context, that amounts to a whopping 47 years - which means Evan's son locked himself out until after his 50th birthday.
Apple's security locks phones in increasing amounts of time for each incorrect password entered; meaning in this case Evan's son must have been doing some serious keyboard bashing to get it to almost 48 years.
Obviously, as all good journalists do, he took to Twitter to seek advice on how to solve his tech issue.
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Thankfully some clever people on the internet directed Evan to Apple's handy guide for resetting his device, although he can kiss goodbye to any data on there that hadn't been backed up.
If you ever find yourself in a similar scenario, first you should connect your iPad or iPhone to your computer and open iTunes, then while it's connected, force restart it. A pop-up should appear asking you to Restore or Update - choose Restore, and iTunes will then download software for your device. Once this has finished, you can go on to set up and use your device again.
So, for Evan it seems that his two main options were completely wipe all his data, buy a new iPad or simply just wait it out for half a century.
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At least he doesn't have to worry about finding a decent present for his son's 50th - Evan can simply give him the iPad.
Featured Image Credit: Twitter/Evan OsnosTopics: Children, Life News, Real, Parenting
