Start by downloading Snapchat from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to your mobile phone.

Open the app and tap ‘Sign Up’ to create an account. Once you enter all the relevant information as prompted, you can create your Snapchat username.

Ask each other for your usernames so you can become Snapchat friends. Once you’ve shared usernames, you can search for each other using the search bar at the Camera screen’s top-left corner.

Once you’ve  accepted each other’s friend requests, you’ll be ready to get started with Family Center.

There are two ways to access Family Center on Snapchat: 

1) You can use the search bar. Search relevant terms such as “safety,” “family,” or “parent,” and Family Center will appear. 

2) Or, head to Settings (gear icon), located in the top-right corner of your Profile Page (located at the top left corner across all screens), where Family Center has a permanent home.

Once a parent opens Family Center, they’ll need to invite their teen to join. Teens will receive an invitation card, and they must opt in to participate.

Teens need to tap ‘Accept,’ and both parties will be notified that the status of the invitation has been updated.

Parents, now, you can use Family Center to see who your teens are talking to and set parental controls on Snapchat.