Monitoring children’s social media activity helps parents protect their kids from online predators, cyberbullying, and exposure to inappropriate content. It allows parents to guide their children’s digital footprint and ensure they are using social media responsibly and safely.
The are a number of tools parents can use to monitor their children’s social media and online activity.
Apple Users:
The best free option is IOS screen-time and parental controls that come with the Iphones and IPads. Here is a link from Apple on how to use and setup parental controls
IPAD and Iphone Parental Controls
Android Users:
Google’s Family Link is one of your options for those with android devices
Please note: Parents should configure their children’s account(s) as child accounts. Its not recommend to setup children’s accounts as normal accounts. This puts them at risk and does not provide the same protection features as a child account
Instagram Teen Accounts:
Instagram has launched teen accounts in order to protect young adults.