Creating an account for a 14 year old child

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Creating an account for a 14 year old child

Hi. I am having trouble setting up an account for my child. They will soon be 14. I started to set up a child's account, however the dates will not allow me to select the required year, restricting me to 13 years. Other posts I read suggested a normal account and put parental controls though the Family settings. However I get an error that the account can not be set up because "do not meet the minimum age requirement". How do you set up a childs account for this age group?

Posted on Jul 3, 2024 10:19 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 3, 2024 10:35 AM in response to SJJsy

If the child will "soon be 14", that means they are still 13. You can only set up an account for a 13-year-old. Your options are to set up the account now for the 13-year-old they are now and make modifications when they are actually 14. Or "lie" about their birthdate while setting up the account. Or, if it's only a matter of days, wait.

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Answer 2

Jul 3, 2024 10:42 AM in response to SJJsy

Are you attempting to setup the child’s account from YOUR phone and as the Family Organizer ?

Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support

Once you create the child’s AppleID, then you can setup the child’s device.

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SJJsy Author

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Jul 3, 2024 12:13 PM in response to Chattanoogan

I attempted to create it on my desktop and ipad. The problem i have is it will not allow me to set up the child account because of their age.

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