monitor texts on iwatch

Hi zanderzoo,

Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities. There isn't a specific feature that Apple has for this. You can learn more about the parental controls that Apple has in this article: Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Or you can set up a watch for a child that doesn't have their own iPhone as explained in this article: Set up a family member’s Apple Watch.

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Set up a family member’s Apple Watch

You can set up and manage Apple Watch for someone who doesn’t have their own iPhone—your school-aged child or parent, for example. To do so, you must be the family organizer or parent/guardian in your Family Sharing group.

The iPhone you use to initially pair and set up the Apple Watch must be within normal Bluetooth range (about 33 feet or 10 meters) of the Apple Watch to manage settings and update the software. The person you set up Apple Watch for must be part of your Family Sharing group and have a cellular-capable Apple Watch SE or Apple Watch Series 4 or later. (Your family member’s watch doesn’t have to use the same cellular carrier as the iPhone you manage it with.) See the iPhone User Guide for information about setting up Family Sharing.

Note: Family setup is not available in all regions.

Using the Apple Watch app and Screen Time on your iPhone, you can manage the following:

• Communications limits and safety
• A schedule for time away from the screen
• Schooltime—a feature that limits certain Apple Watch features during school hours
• Mail and calendar settings for iCloud, Gmail, and other services
• Restriction settings for explicit content, purchases, and privacy

In addition, you can view Activity, Health, and Location information for the managed Apple Watch based on how it’s set up.

Note: An Apple Watch set up for a family member is limited in some of its interactions with the iPhone used to set it up. For example, you can’t unlock a paired iPhone from an Apple Watch you set up for a family member, nor can you hand off tasks from the managed Apple Watch to the iPhone. If you delete an app from an Apple Watch set up for a family member, it’s not also removed from the iPhone used to set it up.

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If this is a feature you'd like to see added, we recommend leaving feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

Take care.

I came here looking for the same information. My 12 yr old daughter has the Apple Watch SE, which we purchased specifically to prolong getting her a phone as long as possible. I was hoping to use some kind of parent monitoring program, but I haven't found a solution yet. Something that can scan texts and notify us if there is something we should be aware of. Does anyone have a solution?