![]() Its got a colourful and friendly design that appeals to the younger crowd, but it has settings and safeguards that a parent can use to make sure their child is talking to who they should be and not to who they shouldnt. Of course, only you can decide what you’re comfortable letting your child do online, and while this app has more parental control than most others I’ve seen, it still does give the child some autonomy. Personally, though, I think this is a great start, and one of the best apps out there for letting kids chat and video call with their friends. Messenger Kids is a free app that looks and operates like any messaging app you might be familiar with. I’d also like to see some sort of option for a notification if a certain word is used-maybe a custom list that can be entered by the parent or something similar. Long term, however, I’d like to see more info provided to the parent when another user is blocked or reported by the child-like why. So far, though, I’m super happy with what I’ve seen from Messenger Kids-I like how in control the parent is of who the child is talking to (and who the child’s parent is), which should keep them safe from the creepsters of the internet. Let’s hope Facebook keeps working to make it better.įacebook isn’t one of those companies you automatically think of when it comes to keeping your little guy or gal safe online. ![]() I’d like to see more granular controls added-like the option to toggle both chat and video chat option for each specific contact-but otherwise, I think it’s off to a great start. ![]() Overall, I’m pretty impressed with the Messenger Kids app. If your child reports something another child with a Messenger Kids account says or does, it will tell the manager of that account-generally the other child’s parent-that they were reported. The “report” feature will also let the other parent know.That way you can chat with your child about what happened. If your child feels the need to report or block someone, Facebook will let you know. The “report” and “block” feature notify parents when they’re used.They can’t add anyone without your approval first-and when giving approval, you know who the child is and who the parent managing that account is. Complete parental control of who the child can chat with: You get to say who they can and can’t chat with.
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