u/Impossible-Dish409

I’m curious how other parents handle this.

My teen says their phone is private, and honestly I get that. I wouldn’t have wanted my parents reading every conversation I had at that age either.

But phones now are different from when we were kids. A lot can happen in DMs, group chats, gaming apps, Snapchat, Discord, etc., and parents usually find out way too late.

So where’s the line?

Do you ever check your teen’s phone, or is that a hard no in your house? If you do check, do they know ahead of time, or only if something feels off?