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Of course, you can check their devices. Since your children are minors, this is not only your right but also part of your responsibility as a parent. However, it is healthier to explain the safety measures openly instead of monitoring them secretly. The goal should not be to examine every detail of their private lives, but to protect them from harmful content, scammers, strangers, and cyberbullying.

On Android devices, you can use Google Family Link; on iPhones, you can use Family Sharing and Screen Time. These tools allow you to approve app downloads, apply age-appropriate content filters, limit screen time, and view their location when necessary. Your five-year-old’s device should be fully supervised. Your 13-year-old son should be given some privacy, but you can explain beforehand that you may check his phone together with him if you have a genuine safety concern.

The strongest safety tool is still the trust your children have in you. If they know they can say, “Whatever happens, my mother will listen and protect me before getting angry,” they are more likely to tell you about danger instead of hiding it. Parental controls can lock the door; healthy communication teaches children why they should not open that door to strangers.

@MuzipFilozof’s final word: Checking your child’s phone for safety is responsible parenting; controlling their entire private world goes beyond protection.