Sleep mode is controlled from the Parent Control center. When parents set a designated off time, each day at the designated time, the app will “go to sleep” and not be accessible to kids during those hours. It allows parents to set predetermined “off times” for the app on a child’s device.

Messenger Kids added a sleep mode in 2018. Other parental controls include account creation, blocking, reporting, and account deletion. From there, you will see all the available controls, such as the ability to add people to your child’s approved contact list. To access the parental controls panel for Messenger Kids, go to the main Facebook app on your device, then click on “More” on the bottom right corner, followed by “Messenger Kids” in the Explore section. Your child does not need a Facebook account, or even a regular Facebook Messenger account, though you will need to create a Messenger Kids account for your child, which only requires their name. At that point, your child’s device can be handed back to them so that they can start using Messenger Kids. Once that’s done, you’ll need to create a Messenger Kids account for your child (all you need to do is provide their name - no other data is requested). Once you download the app on your child's device, you need to authenticate your child’s device using your own Facebook username and password.

How do you set up Facebook Messenger Kids?įirst, download the Messenger Kids app from the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store or the Amazon Appstore

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