Family Center helps parents get more insight into who their teens are friends with on Snapchat, and who they have been communicating with, while still respecting their teens’ privacy and autonomy. It's designed to reflect the way parents engage with their teens in the real world, where parents usually know who their teens are friends with and when they are hanging out, but don’t eavesdrop on their private conversations.
Family Center helps you see who your teen is connecting with on Snapchat and gives you tools to help manage their experience while keeping their conversations private.
What can I do in Family Center?
- See who your teen has chatted with recently, without reading messages
- See group members in active group chats
- See your teen’s existing friends and any new friends they’ve added
- Limit sensitive content and stop My AI from replying to your teen
- Request your teen’s location so you can see them on Snap Map
- Set up Place Alerts that send you notifications when your teen safely arrives or departs key locations like home or school
- See key privacy settings like birthdate, Public Profile, and location sharing settings
- Report accounts to our safety teams
What will I see in Family Center?
- Recent Conversations shows your teen’s five most recent conversations; tap ‘View All Recents’ to see all conversations in the last 7 days
- New Friends highlights friends added in the last seven days; tap ‘View All Friends’ to see the full list
- Location shows your teen on the Map if they are sharing their location with you
- Settings allow you to manage your teen’s experience on Snapchat