# Instagram Dms Handbook
> What Instagram direct messages are, how message requests work, and how parents can combine app settings with mSpy and open conversation.

## Guides
- [Message Requests and the Request Folder](https://instagram-dms.pages.dev/instagram-message-requests-folder/): The instagram message requests folder separates certain incoming messages from a teen's regular inbox, giving them an opportunity to assess unfamiliar contacts.
- [Private Accounts and Follower Approval for Teens](https://instagram-dms.pages.dev/instagram-private-account-teen/): An instagram private account teen setting helps limit who can follow the account and see its private posts by requiring approval for new followers.
- [Close Friends Lists and Who Sees What](https://instagram-dms.pages.dev/instagram-close-friends-explained/): The instagram close friends explained feature is a way for an Instagram user to share eligible Stories with a selected audience instead of the broader follower.
- [Reporting and Blocking: Teaching Your Teen the Steps](https://instagram-dms.pages.dev/instagram-report-block-teen/): Parents can teach the instagram report block teen process by showing their child how to use Instagram's reporting and blocking tools, explaining when each.
- [What to Say When You See a Concerning DM](https://instagram-dms.pages.dev/concerning-instagram-dm-parents/): When parents see a concerning Instagram DM, the first response should be calm, specific, and focused on the teen's safety rather than blame.

## About
- [About Instagram Dms Handbook](https://instagram-dms.pages.dev/about/): responsible use, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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