How to Monitor Your Child’s Facebook Account

As we all seen it grow, Facebook not only became popular with almost all the kids, it grew into an almost daily activity for millions of people. Many of us parents have the right to be concerned, as it is our responsibility to keep our kids safe and teach them the right things. Facebook is not censored at a level appropriate for children, and even though some parental controls are available, you can never keep them safe from online predators without prevention and proper education.

The problem also stems with your child’s learning stage of what is ok and what is wrong, for example. If they fall on offensive material or pictures on a regular basis, you might never be aware. If they are sharing indecent messages or pictures of their own, it is your job to prevent those bad things from happening. Once something is shared on the internet, it can be copied and shared on forever.

Parents often join Facebook for the sole purpose of keeping an eye on their children or teenagers, however, what some of you don’t know, is that your child can filter what his parents can see posted on his page both from themselves and others. They can setup certain groups of people that are censored from viewing certain things they post and share, making it impossible for you to see what’s really going on. More often than not, our kids are better with technology than we are, giving them the upper hand at being sneaky, but sometimes, that could come at a high price, and the best way to deal with it, is to prevent it.

Monitoring Facebook Accounts with Cell Phone Spy Software

Nowadays, most online activity is done through their smart cell phones or tablets, and a little bit on the computer, and there are a variety of spying apps available for these mobile devices and computers that can enable parents not only to monitor Facebook, but everything else, including some extra powerful functions specifically designed for parents. However, not all of them offer the same features, not all of the work well and some of these spying programs are straight out scams, so it’s important not to jump the gun and read some cell phone monitoring app reviews first, or check below for my top suggestions regarding Facebook and spy software in general.

Choosing the right service can be tricky at first. You may want to get familiar with what spy apps are and how they work, or some of the ways you can use monitoring software to help keep your kids safe. If you are already familiar with everything and just want some advice on the best geared services available, here’s my top list.

Best Spy Apps for Facebook

mSpy

The service offered by mSpy is very complete and rich in powerful features. Not only can it monitor and log all Facebook messages sent and received, it can do the same for the majority of chat messengers such as WhatsApp, Skype, Viber, iMessage. Additionally, you will have visibility on call logs, recorded calls, text messages, web history, remote camera activation and even a key logger that saves all the typed keys on the keyboard if needed. Perfect for private Facebook messages, but amazing overall spying service from mSpy. I can also advise that the service works well and I have ranked it part of the best since day one. Unfortunately, Facebook tracking is only compatible with Android at this time, ranking them lower on the list.

FlexiSpy

FlexiSpy is able to keep up with the top 2 previously mentioned services here above, in fact, it has just as many features, and we tested it as very functional and easy to use. But, there’s one problem with FlexiSpy that has bothered us forever and I cannot sit here and suggest their service over any other for this same problem. The price is too damn high! For a yearly subscription, it costs nearly double what other competitors are charging. I am capable of understanding the costs related to running these services better than most, but I also know when it’s got little price / value ratio left. For that reason, I would only suggest FlexiSpy if you have deep pockets. They do offer good service, but not enough to sway the middle-class.

Minimum Requirements

At this time, there are some limitations to being able to monitor Facebook along with all other social media and third party messaging apps.

First, the service can only monitor Facebook messages that are sent privately, but does not always give you visibility on the content of their Facebook wall. This is not much of a problem, as the private messages are usually what is out of reach.

All trustworthy services offering this feature at this time, can only offer the service on Android and Apple iOS devices. Additionally, Androids must be rooted in order to have visibility over Facebook and iOS devices need to be jailbroken in order to install the app to even get started.

You must have access and own the cell phone or tablet to legally install the app. If you choose to break local laws and still go ahead and spy on someone without consent, be aware of the liabilities and charges you may face.

Conclusion

I hope this article has helped you understand Facebook monitoring and spy applications better, all while narrowing down the choices for the best services available for you to reach these goals. If you’re still confused, have any questions or need some guidance before committing to any one of these services, feel free to contact me directly by leaving a comment below, and I will make it my duty to best answer you quickly. Together, as a small community, we can stand stronger and in better control of the technology we hand over to our children.