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Snapchat's minimum age is 13, higher in some regions. Family Center is for a parent who is 18 or older and a teen who is 13 to 17. Parents can see friends and recent conversations, not the message contents. My AI can be turned off from Family Center.

Minimum age we could verify: 13. 13, or higher where local rules require it.

Family Center shows who your teen talks to, not what they say. Talk about that before you turn it on.

  1. Join Family Center and review the friend list

    Both of you together · ages 13–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026

    You can see friends and the last 7 days of conversations. You cannot read the messages. Tell your teen what you will see before you send the invite.

    1. You need to be 18 or older, and your teen 13 to 17.
    2. Talk first: this shows who they talk to, not the words.
    3. Send the Family Center invite, then review the friend list and the last 7 days.
    Snapchat Family Center

  2. Limit sensitive content

    On your phone · ages 13–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026

    Family Center includes a control to limit sensitive content in the app.

    1. In Family Center settings, turn on the limit for sensitive content.
    Snapchat Family Center

  3. Turn off My AI if you do not want it answering

    Both of you together · ages 13–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026

    From Family Center settings you can disable My AI. Snapchat says that then My AI will not reply to the teen or store their queries.

    1. Open Family Center, then Settings.
    2. Turn My AI off if you do not want an AI chatbot in the app.
    Snapchat My AI and Family Center

  4. Check that Snap Map is off or limited to friends

    On your kid's device · ages 13–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026

    Snap Map sharing is off by default for every account, not only teens, and it can only be shared with friends. Parents can request the teen's location and set Place Alerts for arriving at or leaving home or school.

    1. On the teen's account, confirm Snap Map is still off, or shared only with friends you both know.
    2. If you want Place Alerts, set them and explain them first.
    Snapchat safeguards for teens

  5. Confirm only friends and saved contacts can message them

    Both of you together · ages 13–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026

    Teens can only be messaged by accepted friends or saved phone contacts. Snapchat says this default cannot be turned off. The useful step is who they accept.

    1. Do not look for a switch that allows messages from anyone. Snapchat says teens cannot turn this off.
    2. Agree that new friends are people you know in real life.
    Snapchat safeguards for teens

  6. Keep Public Profile off

    On your kid's device · ages 13–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026

    Ages 13 to 15 cannot use a Public Profile. Ages 16 to 17 can, and it starts off.

    1. Open profile settings and confirm a Public Profile is off.
    Snapchat safeguards for teens

  7. Use the phone's purchase approval, not a Snapchat wallet limit

    On your phone · ages 13–17 · checked 30 Sep 2026

    Paid features, including Snapchat+ and Tokens, are for people 18 or older. There is no separate Snapchat spending cap in the feature list.

    1. Turn on Ask to Buy or Family Link purchase approval.
    Snapchat paid features terms

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