Parent-managed WhatsApp account for a pre-teen is a supervised digital communication arrangement in which a parent or legal guardian registers, owns, and actively oversees a WhatsApp account used by a child under the age of 13 years old.
In today’s social media world, many have been misled, especially the teenage and pre-teen.
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The misuse of WhatsApp among underage is a prevalence habit which has done more harm than good in the digital world. However, a parental-managed WhatsApp account can be set up to control the prevalence and change the habit.
The parent-managed WhatsApp account enable parent to guide their children’s action and experience on WhatsApp while keeping them safe from risks associated with unrestricted social media use.
To limit and control the activities of pre-teen on WhatsApp, the following are steps to follow:
- Download WhatsApp application on the child’s phone
- To activate the feature of parental-managed WhatsApp, it is crucial to firstly download and install the WhatsApp application on the child’s phone.
Linking of Accounts
The second step after downloading the WhatsApp application is to create an account that will be linked to the parents account, so as to enable the parents to know the pre-teen’s activities. This is done by scanning a QR code in the pre-teen phone with the parent phone. Once it’s scanned, both accounts will be linked.
Setting up Key Features
Once both accounts are linked, parents or guardians will be able to control key features, including deciding who can contact the child and which groups the account can join. They will also be able to review message requests from unknown contacts and manage the account’s privacy settings.
Create 6-digit Pin
The next step is for you to create a 6-digit PIN on the pre-teen phone. The controls and settings of the teen phone are gated by a parent PIN on the managed device which make it easy for only parents to access and change the privacy settings of the phone.
Finalise Settings
On the pre-teen device, the setting is completed by creating a profile name and photo.
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With an adherence to the above steps, the parent will be able to set default safety features like:
Contacts: Limiting messaging and calling to saved contacts only.
Groups: Preventing the child from creating groups and managing their entry into new groups.
Privacy: Managing visibility of profile photo and “last seen” status.
[Nigerian Tribune]
