Messaging with parental controls and supervision
Parent-managed accounts allow pre-teens to message on WhatsApp with parental controls built on top of our existing world-class protections.
Parent-managed accounts are rolling out gradually and may not be available in your region yet.
Manage contacts
Learn moreReview message requests from unknown contacts to choose who can contact your child and which groups they can join.
Control privacy settings
Learn moreParental controls and settings are gated by a parent PIN, allowing you to tailor your child’s experience.
Supervise activity
Learn moreView updates about your child’s WhatsApp activity, all in one place, and receive notifications for key updates, like when a group they’re in grows in size.
"It's encouraging to see the many months that Meta has dedicated, working with parents and experts to make a new WhatsApp messaging solution for pre-teens, that respects the rights and autonomy of young people and offers parents non-intrusive ways to guide their activities. This is a great example of how a safety-by-design approach involving key stakeholders can lead to an empowering user-experience not only for children and young people but for parents too.”
– Janice Richardson | Safety & Well-Being Expert and Founder of Safer Internet Day
“In schools across India, we increasingly talk with parents about how to help their children navigate digital communication responsibly. Messaging platforms are now a natural part of how families and students stay connected with each other and with their schools. Features like WhatsApp’s parent-managed accounts help parents to be partners in supporting their children’s online experiences. Tools that allow families to guide how younger users engage with messaging can help build responsible digital habits early on.”
– Azeez Gupta | Rocket Learning
“In our daily work with parents and caregivers, it is clear that ensuring a safe digital experience for children and adolescents is a complex and urgent challenge, especially given the multiplicity of platforms. In this context, WhatsApp's new managed accounts feature represents a meaningful step forward, giving caregivers clearer ways to more effectively guide and structure app usage.”
– Karina Queiroz | President & Executive Director of the Instituto Teckids
Your family’s privacy and security are our priorities
We know privacy is important to you and your family. That’s why parent-managed accounts are protected by strict privacy settings, and all personal messages are secured with end-to-end encryption. We have designed managed accounts based on feedback from parents and experts, and regularly work with independent reviewers to examine and evolve our safeguards to keep families safe.
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