If all communication is via snap chat- how can you know what is going on with your kid's phone????

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For those giving time limits, probably need to set the password for their snap account. Where they don’t know it.

Otherwise, they are going to be logging in on friends phones.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell your child they have to have all snap conversations on “delete after 24hrs” and not delete immediately. Know their log in. Have snap on your own phone with their log in and you can log in at any time.

Watch a snap tutorial online so you know where to look for things. For Your Eyes folders are where a lot of kids hide things.

Also take a look at their pictures/videos and deleted pics/videos. Teens tend to screen record comment videos when they half swipe - meaning before they fully open them. That is where I have found the most info.

The snap group chats are where kids are at their worst and they are always listed. Sometimes a deleted comment here or there but most are dumb enough to just leave their comments for everyone to see.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Murdaugh was convicted in large part because of SnapChat.
"The Murdaugh trial was long and complicated, lasting 28 days. However, a merely 50 second Snapchat video became one of the most influential pieces of evidence. While these types of videos appear to go away after a short time – this proves some live on."

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Anonymous wrote:Try to keep your kid off Snapchat for as long as possible. Seriously.

We didn't allow it until age 18 and my kid knows that she has to occasionally open Snaps in front of me. We pay for her phone and have the right to see what's on it.

An 18 year old and you are checking her phone? Seriously?

So see, I consider any phone that I bought and provide service for MY phone. Including my college kid's. Do I look at his phone (the college kid)? No. But the kids who live in my house know it's my right and responsibility, more importantly, to look at theirs whenever I want to.

[Anonymous]

What I want to know is — after they’ve looked at the snaps, can I go back in and look at them? Will her friends know someone is at them looking again? Is that a “bad” thing to replay them?
— Newbie snap mom here

[Anonymous]

you can't its better to work with it than block it

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Anonymous wrote:What I want to know is — after they’ve looked at the snaps, can I go back in and look at them? Will her friends know someone is at them looking again? Is that a “bad” thing to replay them?
— Newbie snap mom here

You can relook at them with in 24hrs if you make your kid have it set to that.

Red filled arrow are pics not seen yet.
Blue filled arrow are texting not seen yet. You can pull right of screen to see it without opening it. It’s called half swipe.
Purple are a combo of both

Outline red arrow is a pic already open
Outline blue arrow is a text already read.

If the kid has 24hrs everything opened will delete a day later. If they have it on delete immediately, you can only see ones that are saved.

If something is saved or screen shot, it notifies the sender. If something is deleted, it also notifies.

Saving a snap is a big deal for kids that like each other.

Snap stories are on top. They are sent to everyone or specific followers. A lot of Send It’s pop up on there and they can be light and funny but some are really mean.

Don’t let your kid get Send It app.

If you go to snap maps you can see if your kid is live to everyone. They decorate their bit mojis.

You can also see their best friends list. Top 10 people they snap. You can pin up to 3 people and they are usually best friends or boy/girlfriends.

[Anonymous]

This thread is so helpful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try to keep your kid off Snapchat for as long as possible. Seriously.

We didn't allow it until age 18 and my kid knows that she has to occasionally open Snaps in front of me. We pay for her phone and have the right to see what's on it.

An 18 year old and you are checking her phone? Seriously?

So see, I consider any phone that I bought and provide service for MY phone. Including my college kid's. Do I look at his phone (the college kid)? No. But the kids who live in my house know it's my right and responsibility, more importantly, to look at theirs whenever I want to.

My job can check my phone and computer anytime. Not a big deal. .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I want to know is — after they’ve looked at the snaps, can I go back in and look at them? Will her friends know someone is at them looking again? Is that a “bad” thing to replay them?
— Newbie snap mom here

You can relook at them with in 24hrs if you make your kid have it set to that.

Red filled arrow are pics not seen yet.
Blue filled arrow are texting not seen yet. You can pull right of screen to see it without opening it. It’s called half swipe.
Purple are a combo of both

Outline red arrow is a pic already open
Outline blue arrow is a text already read.

If the kid has 24hrs everything opened will delete a day later. If they have it on delete immediately, you can only see ones that are saved.

If something is saved or screen shot, it notifies the sender. If something is deleted, it also notifies.

Saving a snap is a big deal for kids that like each other.

Snap stories are on top. They are sent to everyone or specific followers. A lot of Send It’s pop up on there and they can be light and funny but some are really mean.

Don’t let your kid get Send It app.

If you go to snap maps you can see if your kid is live to everyone. They decorate their bit mojis.

You can also see their best friends list. Top 10 people they snap. You can pin up to 3 people and they are usually best friends or boy/girlfriends.

Oh, thank you! Helpful. My kid just started on Snap and I got the app also but am having trouble trying to figure it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell your child they have to have all snap conversations on “delete after 24hrs” and not delete immediately. Know their log in. Have snap on your own phone with their log in and you can log in at any time.

Watch a snap tutorial online so you know where to look for things. For Your Eyes folders are where a lot of kids hide things.

Also take a look at their pictures/videos and deleted pics/videos. Teens tend to screen record comment videos when they half swipe - meaning before they fully open them. That is where I have found the most info.

The snap group chats are where kids are at their worst and they are always listed. Sometimes a deleted comment here or there but most are dumb enough to just leave their comments for everyone to see.

Looking for this. How do I set this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I, myself, joined Snapchat, then we made our 15you son accept my invitation to join the Snap Chat family center I set up on my account. I cannot see any of his snaps, but I can see who his friends are and when he last snapped with them. For us, it was "if you don't join family center, then no snapchat." Is it a perfect solution, no? I don't think there is a perfect solution (aside from not allowing it altogether).

I didn't even know this was a thing. Just sent the invite to my DS.

Agree with that other PP who said this thread is super helpful. Thank you so much.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tell your child they have to have all snap conversations on “delete after 24hrs” and not delete immediately. Know their log in. Have snap on your own phone with their log in and you can log in at any time.

Watch a snap tutorial online so you know where to look for things. For Your Eyes folders are where a lot of kids hide things.

Also take a look at their pictures/videos and deleted pics/videos. Teens tend to screen record comment videos when they half swipe - meaning before they fully open them. That is where I have found the most info.

The snap group chats are where kids are at their worst and they are always listed. Sometimes a deleted comment here or there but most are dumb enough to just leave their comments for everyone to see.

Looking for this. How do I set this?

Have your kid do it in front of you. Because otherwise he/she is going to change it to delete immediately as soon they get the phone back.

I agree with the other poster who said to have all their social media apps on your phone and know the log ins. Randomly do it as needed. Check their phone to make sure they don’t have multiple accounts. Most IG and TT users have regular and then spam accounts. Click on their user name up top and it will show if they have multiple accounts - if they are on the same email.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Friendly reminder from a digital forensics investigator that snapchat messages do not disappear into the ether. They are still located on your child's phone AND so are the messages they receive. That is why it is so, so, SO important that if your child receives an inappropriate message from a friend or unknown person, they report it immediately.

I have personally been involved in numerous cases where recovered snapchat messages saved the case.

How do you see them? Where are they located?

I think this is mainly for law enforcement. But I believe they are kept on a cloud.

You can obtain a court-order to get a copy of a text from SnapChat.

If you know about the text, of course.

[Anonymous]

You don't. You stop snooping and start relying on good communication, respect and trust with your teens. You respect their privacy. They trust that they can come to you unconditionally for help with hard things. You both communicate fairly and openly about risks, worries and fears.