What Is Messenger Kids?
Messenger Kids is a free video calling and messaging app for iOS and Android devices as well as Fire tablets. With parental controls and kid-friendly features, Messenger Kids offers children all the fun of digital communication in a safely controlled environment. Parents set up and manage their child’s Messenger Kids account through their own Facebook account, and Mom and Dad control their child’s contact list.
Messenger Kids Safety Features
Safety and privacy are paramount concerns in Messenger Kids. Parents set controls and review and manage their kids’ contacts via a Parent Dashboard. Children can block or report an unwanted contact, and when they do so, their parents will be notified. Parents approve all contacts their child wants to add and can remove any contact at any time. Set the app to sleep mode during times you don’t want your child using the app, such as homework time or bedtime. Messages in Messenger Kids don’t disappear and can’t be hidden, so parents can check in on their child’s activity.
Messenger Kids Fun Features
Messenger Kids gives children a fun and creative experience with kid-appropriate stickers, GIFs, frames and emojis for creative expression. Child users can make one-on-one or group video calls using fun, interactive masks, and the feature-filled camera lets kids create videos and decorate photos to share with loved ones.
How to Set up Messenger Kids
Parents download Messenger Kids to their child’s iOS device, Android device, or Fire tablet, but manage contacts and changes via Facebook on their own device. This ensures that parents remain fully in control. Here’s how to get started.
What a Child Can Do to Personalize the App
The next steps should be completed by your child.
Manage Your Child’s Messenger Kids Account
Parents access and manage their child’s Messenger Kids account from their own Facebook account.
