Q: Monitoring iMessages

Did you use an email address or phone #?

Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319

Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367

The Complete Guide to FaceTime + iMessage: Setup, Use, and Troubleshooting

http://tinyurl.com/a7odey8http://tinyurl.com/a7odey8

Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268

iOS: FaceTime is 'Unable to verify email because it is in use'

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3510http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3510

Using FaceTime and iMessage behind a firewall

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4245http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4245

iOS: About Messages

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529

Set up iMessage

http://www.apple.com/ca/ios/messages/http://www.apple.com/ca/ios/messages/

iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538

How to Set Up & Use iMessage on iPhone, iPad, & iPod touch with iOS

http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/18/set-up-imessage-on-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-with-io s-5/http://osxdaily.com/2011/10/18/set-up-imessage-on-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-with-io s-5/

Set Up Alert Sounds

http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1873027&seqNum=3http://www.quepublishing.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1873027&seqNum=3

Extra FaceTime IDs

http://tinyurl.com/k683gr4http://tinyurl.com/k683gr4

Troubleshooting Messages

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755

Troubleshooting iMessage Issues: Some Useful Tips You Should Try

http://www.igeeksblog.com/troubleshooting-imessage-issues/http://www.igeeksblog.com/troubleshooting-imessage-issues/

Setting Up Multiple iOS Devices for iMessage and Facetime

http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htmhttp://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l

FaceTime and iMessage not accepting Apple ID password

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/facetime-and-imessage-not-acc epting-apple-id-password/http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/facetime-and-imessage-not-acc epting-apple-id-password/

Fix Can’t Sign Into FaceTime or iMessage iOS 7

http://ipadtutr.com/fix-login-facetime-imessage-ios-7/http://ipadtutr.com/fix-login-facetime-imessage-ios-7/

FaceTime, Game Center, Messages: Troubleshooting sign in issues

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3970http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3970

Unable to use FaceTime and iMessage with my apple ID

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4649373?tstart=90https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4649373?tstart=90

How to Block Someone on FaceTime

http://www.ehow.com/how_10033185_block-someone-facetime.htmlhttp://www.ehow.com/how_10033185_block-someone-facetime.html

My Facetime Doesn't Ring

https://discussions.apple.com/message/19087457#19087457https://discussions.apple.com/message/19087457#19087457

How to watch FaceTime calls on the big screen with Apple TV

http://www.imore.com/daily-tip-ios-5-airplay-mirroring-facetimehttp://www.imore.com/daily-tip-ios-5-airplay-mirroring-facetime

Send an iMessage as a Text Message Instead with a Quick Tap & Hold

http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/18/send-imessage-as-text-message/http://osxdaily.com/2012/11/18/send-imessage-as-text-message/

To send messages to non-Apple devices, check out the TextFree app https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text-free-textfree-sms-real/id399355755?mt=8https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text-free-textfree-sms-real/id399355755?mt=8

How to Send SMS from iPad

http://www.iskysoft.com/apple-ipad/send-sms-from-ipad.htmlhttp://www.iskysoft.com/apple-ipad/send-sms-from-ipad.html

How to Receive SMS Messages on an iPad

http://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/receive-sms-messages-ipad-16776.htmlhttp://yourbusiness.azcentral.com/receive-sms-messages-ipad-16776.html

You can check the status of the FaceTime/iMessage servers at this link.

http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

 Cheers, Tom

I Set up my daughters, but only receive SOME of her texts. I had both of our phones in hand (iphone 5 for me, & iPhone 5s for her) and turned on cellular, turned off cellular, tried one of our phones with Wifi and one with cellular, and it didn't seem to make a difference.  I'd get SOME iMessage copies and not others.  I would sometimes even get the first part of a message between her and someone, but not the last part - even though she never even deleted the last part from her phone.  It also didn't matter if the message was from another iphone user or not.  Some iMessage copies I would get...some not.  Hmmmm.  Can anyone answer why? 

I also sent messages just between our 2 phones, and one time I did not get a copy. I did notice my text was green that time, meaning it was not sent via wifi, but SMS, but still...I received a copy of some of her other SMS messages between her & friends. I have her phone restricted with pass code so she make account changes.  the only changes she can make would be to turn off wifi & turn on cellular data, but like I said, I tested that once between our two phones, and I still received a copy ok.

Any thoughts why I'd receive some & not others?

Is there a way to mark an iMessage as "unread" once you have looked at it?  This is an issue I have never been able to resolve.  I tried setting things up the way you suggested but if I look at something on my device before the child has it displays as read on the child's device and if the child deletes something before I have seen it then it is deleted from my device too.