my apple id will not let me add a child

I successfully added my son years ago to my apple id under family sharing. Now I would like to add my daughter. It will not let me... it says it can't access my icloud sometimes and other times it says that there is an issue with paypal. But my icloud is working fine and my paypal is working fine. What should I do?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.3

Posted on Apr 30, 2022 8:00 AM

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Eric Root

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Apr 30, 2022 8:20 AM in response to prfecteach

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