>>521565You're gonna need physical access to the device, with it being unlocked, to read those messages. Kik has a thing where messages don't transfer to new devices. Even if you get the login info for that account, logging in would erase all messages and log them out, thus alerting them.
If they are actually your child, you could just talk to them about it, or just take the phone from them if you paid for it. If they paid for their own phone, they're independent enough to not need you in their life.