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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I told my son when he got his phone that we’d spot check. So I’d read his texts on occasion and he had to friend me on Instagram etc. I did spot check when he was 12 fairly frequently, and occasionally when he was 13. I stopped when it started making me feel like I was intruding, or spying. I wasn’t seeing anything that was really worrying, but I realized I didn’t want to eavesdrop on my son's conversations. He knew I might do it so it wasn’t that it was a violation of any kind, but it made me feel creepy so I stopped.

What I asked myself was why I was doing it and what I wanted out of monitoring. I want him to be safe and kind. So I have focused instead on talking A LOT about online behavior, porn, sexting, bullying, etc. I read him bits of articles out loud, tell him things I hear, ask him what “other kids” are doing and then talking about it. I think this will work better for us to keep him safe.[/quote]

Op here. I agree with you and that’s why I liked the concept of Bark - it only reports snippets of concerning content, not everything they do. I wish it had worked out better. [/quote]

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