FYI trust issues and sneaky kids are what happen when you go through your child's phone. Just saying, to anyone out there who has kids or is planning to, please don't go through their phone(s), especially if you're going to tell them off for not telling you about things, and especially especially if you're not going to tell them when you're doing it (like if you're doing it when they're asleep and not telling them beforehand that you will). I know it's just to keep them safe, and that's a good thing, but if they feel like they can't trust you and they have to hide things from you (which they will), that could lead to them hiding things from you that they really should tell you, but maybe it happened on an app they weren't supposed to have so they're scared of getting in trouble for telling you. It's way more worth it to just foster an environment where your kid feels comfortable enough to tell you about what they might be doing on their phone and in their life because that'll just lead to them communicating with you more and being more comfortable with you overall. Will some kids still do stuff they shouldn't and just not tell you about it? Absolutely, but they'll find a way to do that regardless and it's better for them to do it feeling comfortable in telling you if they get in some hot water because of it













