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Do you want to add another parent or guardian to your child's Facebook Messenger for Kids account, or do you want to add a contact who's an adult? Adding an adult to your Kid Messenger can be beneficial in many ways, like adding an emergency contact, increasing supervision, and maintaining ease of use of the app. This How.com.vn article teaches you how to add adults to Kid Messenger.
Things You Should Know
- Log into your Facebook account, go to Messenger Kids, and select the account you want to edit.
- Select "Parents/Guardians > Add additional" to add another adult to a Messenger Kids account.
- Select "Friends > Add friends" to let the Messenger Kids account message other contacts.
Steps
- Go to https://facebook.com and log in. Log into the account that manages the Messenger Kids account.
- You can also manage the Messenger Kids account using the Facebook mobile app on your Android, iPhone, or iPad.
- Click Messenger Kids. You'll see this with an icon of a speech bubble in gradient green-to-blue in the menu on the left side of your screen.
- If you don't see this option, click See More to expand the menu.
Advertisement - Click the child's Messenger Kids account. You'll see a list of all the Messenger Kids accounts you manage under "Accounts you manage."
- Click the Controls tab. It's under their cover photo.
- Click your name under "Parents/Guardians." A new window will pop up.
- Click Add additional parent or guardian. This person will be able to see and manage everything that Messenger Kids account can do.
- Click Add. Click Done to close the window. You can also click Remove after you've added someone as a parent or guardian to revoke their role.[1]
- Go to https://facebook.com and log in. Log into the account that manages the Messenger Kids account.
- You can also manage the Messenger Kids account using the Facebook mobile app on your Android, iPhone, or iPad.
- Click Messenger Kids. You'll see this with an icon of a speech bubble in gradient green-to-blue in the menu on the left side of your screen.
- If you don't see this option, click See More to expand the menu.
- Click the child's Messenger Kids account. You'll see a list of all the Messenger Kids accounts you manage under "Accounts you manage."
- Click Friends. It's centered in the middle of the page below their cover photo and lists all their current friends.
- Click Add Friends. A list of your contacts will open, and you can search for people to add.
- Keep in mind that you can only add people to Messenger Kids friends who are also on your friends list.
- Return to this list and click the three-dot menu, then Remove if you don't want Messenger Kid to be able to contact that person anymore.[2]
Expert Q&A
Tips
- An adult does not need Messenger Kids to have a conversation with someone using Messenger Kids. They can use the normal Messenger app.Thanks
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