nickfromgrayslake
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Q: Change the birthday of a Child Apple ID

I just created an Apple ID for my son. I put in the wrong birthday but cannot seem to edit it. Any ideas?

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 7:30 PM

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Q: Change the birthday of a Child Apple ID

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  • by Vermyndax,

    Vermyndax Vermyndax Sep 17, 2014 7:40 PM in response to nickfromgrayslake
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    Sep 17, 2014 7:40 PM in response to nickfromgrayslake

    I am trying to do the same because I set up my childrens' accounts when they required them to be 13 or over. Now that Family Sharing is working, I'd like to fix that. Family Sharing is showing them as adults.

     

    If you go in to "Password and Security" you can edit the dropdown, but if you click Submit it says "Cannot change birthday at this time." I'm guessing we'll have to call Apple Support.

  • by jasminefromaurora,

    jasminefromaurora jasminefromaurora Sep 30, 2014 6:49 AM in response to Vermyndax
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    Sep 30, 2014 6:49 AM in response to Vermyndax

    I'm having the same issue. Has anyone gotten an answer yet? I'm wondering if I am going to have to get them new ID's and start from scratch.

  • by gramlin42,

    gramlin42 gramlin42 Oct 18, 2014 1:43 AM in response to jasminefromaurora
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    Oct 18, 2014 1:43 AM in response to jasminefromaurora

    I have the exact same problem.

  • by damonallison,

    damonallison damonallison Dec 25, 2014 9:21 AM in response to nickfromgrayslake
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    Dec 25, 2014 9:21 AM in response to nickfromgrayslake

    I just did the same thing - I forgot to change the year of my child's birthdate from 2014 to 2004 when setting up her account. According to Apple's Family Sharing documentation, the birthday can't be changed after the account is created. It's unfortunate that it can't be changed. I guess I'll just have to live with her account being incorrect.

     

    IMHO, all account information should be editable - except *perhaps* your unique identifiers (Apple Id, for example).

     

     

    Family Sharing and Apple IDs for kids - Apple Support

     

    "Enter your child's birthday and tap Next. The birthday for a child's account can't be changed after the account is created. Be sure to enter the correct date."