Supervise friending as a parent on Messenger Kids

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As a parent, you can choose how friending works using controls in your Parent Dashboard.
You can choose how to supervise friending by selecting one of the Friending controls:
  • My child can choose friends: Your child will be able to add and remove people on their friend list and you’ll be notified every time. You will still be able to add and remove friends through the Parent Dashboard.
  • Only I can choose friends: Adding and removing friends can only take place from the Parent Dashboard within Facebook. If there’s another parent/guardian managing your child’s account, they’ll also be able to edit your child’s friend list. Learn how to add or remove another parent.
You can also change how your child requests and adds new friends by:
Learn how to help your child accept or decline friend requests from their Messenger Kids account.
Note: When you change how you supervise friending for your child, all parents on the account will be notified.

Change how you supervise friending from your Parent Dashboard

  1. From your Feed, click Messenger Kids in the left menu. If you don't see it in your menu, click See more and scroll down to find it.
  2. Click your child's name on the left.
  3. Click Controls, then click Friending.
  4. Select My child can choose friends or Only I can choose friends.
  5. Click Save.

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