Your child’s account — set up by you, managed by you.
No email address. No phone number. No password for them to forget. You create their profile from your account in under two minutes.
Watch: setting up your child’s protected profile
What does “protected user” mean?
In ChatMinder, your child is a protected user — a type of account that sits under your guardianship. You’re the guardian; they’re the protected user.
Protected users can chat, send messages, and be part of group conversations — just like any messaging app. The difference is that you, the guardian, control their settings: who they can talk to, whether messages need your approval, and how much independence they have.
You can create a protected profile for each of your children. Each one gets their own independent messaging life, with their own contacts and chats — fully separate from each other and from you.
All you need to get started
Creating a protected profile requires very little information:
- A first name — just a first name or nickname to identify their profile
- Their device — any iOS device, Android device, or a web browser
No email address, phone number, or password required for your child.
Creating a protected profile — step by step
Step 1 — Open the supervision section
From the ChatMinder app or web portal, open your supervision dashboard, go to Protected Users and tap “Add protected user”. This starts the profile creation flow — it only takes a minute or two.
Step 2 — Choose their name
Enter your child’s name. This is how they’ll appear in the app to their contacts.
Only the first letter of their name will be visible anywhere until they have been added as a contact by those people who know them.
Step 3 — Set their Contacts Protection level
Choose how much independence your child has. There are three options: Guardian Managed (you control everything), Approval Required (they initiate, you approve), or No Approval Required (they manage their own circle).
Don’t worry about getting this perfect — you can change it any time.
Step 4 — Set their Message Protection level
Select the Approval Required option if you want to review all messages before they are delivered.
Don’t worry about getting this perfect — you can change it any time.
Premium: Smart Approval: ChatMinder’s AI scores every message for risk. You can set the rules. Safe messages flow freely. Flagged ones come to you..
Share their profile (optional)
Once created, you’ll be prompted to share the new profile with your existing contacts — letting trusted family members and friends find and add your child straight away. You can also do this at any time from your child’s profile in the supervision dashboard.
Next – Sign them in
Got more than one child?
You can create up to 8 independent protected profiles on the free plan. Each child gets their own separate contacts, chats, and protection settings — entirely independent from each other and from your guardian account.
What happens next
Signing protected users in → — Get them set up on their device in about 30 seconds
Protection levels → — Understand the three levels and which is right for your child
Invite a co-guardian → — Share supervision with a co-parent or family member
Accessibility features → — Enable Message Improvement and other accessibility features per protected user
Ready to get started?
It takes minutes to set up. No phone number or email required for your child.