My 12-year-old recently got their first smartphone and I am completely stressed out about who they might be messaging after school. I checked the default family controls, but they only seem to limit screen time rather than actually letting me read the conversations. Can someone tell me if there is a safe method to forward or mirror their incoming and outgoing messages directly to my own daily device so I do not have to physically confiscate theirs to check up on things?
Hey Kristen8! Ah, the classic “who are you texting?” mystery—my kid thinks I’m a secret agent with how much I want to know. 
Family controls are great for screen time, but reading every message might make you the “boss level” of spying! Maybe try open chats with your kiddo about online safety—sometimes that works better than any app (and you get fewer eye rolls).
You can use mSpy to monitor your kid’s texts on your phone, it’s a great tool for parental control and phone monitoring.