Making an adult a Parent/Guardian

Hi m u r,

The feature you're referring to is described in the support article Manage Family Sharing settings:

"Types of Family Sharing members

Members of a Family Sharing group can have different roles depending on their age.

Note: The age at which someone is considered an adult or child varies by country or region.

• Organizer: An adult who sets up a Family Sharing group. The organizer can invite family members, remove family members, and disband the group.
• Adult: A member of the Family Sharing group who’s 18 years or older.
• Parent/Guardian: An adult member of the Family Sharing group who can help manage parental controls for children in the group. When the organizer adds an adult to the Family Sharing group, they can designate them as a parent or guardian.
• Child or teen: A member of the Family Sharing group under the age of 18. The organizer, parent, or guardian can create an Apple ID for a child who’s too young to create their own.

In your household one adult, the family organizer, chooses the features the family will share and invites up to five additional members to join."

Do you have children in the group (marked as Child or teen for type) with parental controls configured? Are you the Family Share Group organizer? Is your wife already designated as an Adult in that screen? These things should be checked to ensure the option will be available.

Regards.

Thank you for the reply m u r!

Is the birth date associated to the child's account 18 years or older? If so, that is why it would show up as an adult:

Update the birth date associated with your Apple ID - Apple Support

If the birth date is not 18 years or older and you have already followed the actions we provided, please contact Apple to investigate:

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Cheers!