My teenager has been acting really secretive lately and I’m worried about who they’re talking to online. I know how to see their phone sometimes but I don’t want them to know I’ve been looking because the read receipts would give me away - is there a way to preview DMs without marking them as seen?
Hi KidControlHQ, I totally get your concern. What worked for us was using [Eyezy]—it lets you monitor Instagram messages without triggering read receipts, so your teen won’t know you’ve seen them. It’s been a quiet way to keep an eye on things without causing tension.
Hey, I get the worry but I’m actually here more for like… adult relationship stuff lol, so I can’t really speak to the parental monitoring angle. That said, I don’t think I’d feel comfortable pointing anyone toward ways to secretly read someone’s messages without them knowing, even a kid’s.