App recommendations for keeping tabs on my kids' phones without being creepy about it
Don't want to be that invasive dad but I also want to know what my kids are doing online. They're 11 and 13. Looking for something that gives me visibility into what apps they're using, their location, maybe screen time limits without me having to check their phone every five minutes and destroying trust. What do you guys actually use that feels fair? Family Link seems okay but curious what works in real life.
11 and 13 here and I use Life360 but I also just talk to them about what they're doing online. The apps help but real conversations help more. At that age they're testing boundaries so knowing WHERE they are matters less than knowing WHO they're talking to.