How to monitor my kids’ Facebook activity

The vast majority of us have an account on the social network Facebook . In it we can be in contact with friends that we have not seen for many years, those that we have just met and, in addition, we share our tastes, images and hobbies with all of them.

This medium can be excellent to promote our work as an individual or as a representation of a company or, simply, to feel closer to all those you appreciate. However, like all social networks , Facebook can represent a great danger for minors.

In theory, the page has the restriction that only those of legal age can open an account on it. However, as the Internet is available to everyone, many are the children who decide to lie about their age and say that they are over 18 to open a Facebook account. As it does not have a validation control, this trap works for them and from that moment they can open an account with a false age.

At PregDream we tell you about all the dangers that this can entail and how, as parents, we can monitor children’s activity on Facebook for their own good.

THE TRADITIONAL WAY

Although there are applications and other ways to supervise our minor children on social networks, there are parents who prefer to do it in the traditional way, that is, when their children tell them or find out through other means that they have a Facebook account, talk to them and tell them that it is very important to use the network with care , therefore, it is essential that as parents we continue to control their actions. There are children who will come to understand it and will freely give you the password so that you can navigate together or control that everything that is happening on their social network is lawful and does not endanger their integrity or security.

However, if the child is older, they probably do not want you to have the password , since they will feel more coerced and will not want you to enter their world and privacy. However, he is still a minor, so it is your responsibility, that implies that any danger that may lurk in the network should be filtered by you, which you would later explain why he should not talk to this type of people (mainly if does not know them) or share according to what personal information.

Therefore, in the event that your child does not want to show you the content of his Facebook page freely, nor does he want to provide you with his password, you should download one of the applications that exist in the market to be able to monitor his activity on this famous social network .

PARENTAL CONTROL APPS

It may also be that you want to respect the privacy of your minor child without telling him that you are going to control his network and download this parental control application to do it anonymously and that he does not feel intimidated by your surveillance.

In this way, you can monitor all his activity on Facebook without him being aware of it and, in case he does not commit any irregularity, he will never know that he has been watched by his parents.

One of these applications is called Qustodio and it is free. With it you can monitor not only the content of your child’s mobile phone, but also the computer or laptop. In this way, you can anonymously monitor the pages your child is visiting, even if they need a password, and make sure that nothing out of the ordinary happens on them.

There are other payment applications such as Spectorsoft , Kids Place and Life 360 that have more advanced systems. Some of them even locate where your child is at that precise moment, thanks to the mobile phone , for more protection and security.

WHY MONITOR ACTIVITY

Therefore, it is essential that parents have control over social networks, since there are many dangers that can threaten your minor children.

The most important is the protection of strangers, who can violate the privacy of your children, try to meet them to harm them, rape them or even kidnap them.

Another danger is cyberbullying . Children tend to marginalize themselves and try to hurt each other psychologically and psychologically, so it is very important that you detect online if your child is one of those who is bulling or if he is being attacked, so that you can take the necessary measures. soon as possible.

Finally, another great danger is that of the right to privacy . Many children are not aware that they should not post pictures of their naked body on social networks such as Facebook. These photos can be very dangerous to your privacy both now and in the future.

Therefore, the control must be carried out to protect our underage children, but also so that they learn from their mistakes when they make them. We must not cover them, but make them understand why they should not perform according to what acts on the network, since there are many dangers that lurk in it.