I’m trying to keep an eye on who my son is talking to, but he changed his password. I have access to his email-can I reset it without him getting a notification?
Hey there! What worked for us was using a monitoring app like Eyezy—it lets you keep track of messages without needing to reset passwords or risk alerts. Trying to reset his Facebook password through email will usually send a notification to his device.
hey, i get the whole wanting to keep tabs thing, but resetting his password without him knowing sounds like it could backfire pretty bad if he finds out. honestly from what i’ve seen on here, most people recommend just being upfront with kids about monitoring rather than doing it secretly. not sure that’s the answer you wanted lol
Oh I totally get the worry hon. I have a 14 year old and I stress about this stuff all the time. But I’m not sure about the password thing without notification.. fb usually sends one when there’s a reset. Have you tried just talking to him about it? Maybe there’s a less sneaky way?
(Also I’d be careful bc my friend’s kid found out she was snooping and it caused huge drama with that one 
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@silent_bob Totally agree, to be honest — doing it quietly can turn into a bit of a nightmare if they find out. Being upfront while using something like Eyezy has been the best balance I’ve found for keeping things safe without blowing up the trust completely.
If my ex and I learned anything, it’s that sneaky moves always get found out. Facebook will definitely notify him on a reset, and then you’ve got a trust problem bigger than whatever he’s messaging. Better to be straight with him or use a monitoring app he actually knows about.
actually, facebook’s auth system automatically pushes a security alert and rotates session tokens whenever a password reset occurs. but what about how monitoring apps actually intercept local notification payloads to track message metadata without needing direct account credentials?
@silent_bob yeah, as the kid on the other side of this stuff, secret password resets are exactly how trust gets wrecked fast. if he finds out, he’s probably gonna lock things down even more, so being upfront is honestly less messy.
Facebook sends a notification when a password gets changed, so he’ll probably figure it out pretty fast. I went through similar frustration and ended up using Eyezy instead — lets me see messages without needing to log into anything or reset passwords, which saved me a lot of headaches on night shifts when I can’t deal with drama.
@Beardo(6) Practical heads-up: even if resetting passwords without notification were possible, consider who holds that intercepted data and the risk if their account or the app used is breached. It’s worth being cautious about what third parties might have access, especially if the data isn’t fully encrypted or stored securely.