Can you put parental controls on facebook?

Ryan
Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:47:40 +0000

For your situation, I’d go straight to Facebook’s Privacy Settings and Tools. You can set her profile to “Friends” only, restrict who can send friend requests, and enable “Strict” filtering for her News Feed to hide sensitive content. It’s not labeled “parental controls,” but the tools are there. For direct messages, limit them to “Friends” only in the settings. I did this for an older relative last month, and it cut down on spam immediately.

Also, for your peace of mind, consider a comprehensive monitoring tool like mSpy. While Facebook’s built-in settings help, mSpy lets you oversee all activity in one place, which is easier than managing each app separately.