If your daughter already has a phone and social media accounts, you might implement some rules if you haven’t already. To do so, you’ll need to say something like, “I know that I’ve given you total privacy with your phone and social media until now, but I’m thinking that was a mistake. If the whole world can know what you’re doing digitally, I should have access too. So I’m going to start checking your phone and social media accounts from time to time.” Should your daughter balk (a likely response), there are a couple of routes to consider.
