paulafromwantage
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Q: Help needed Christmas day disaster!

just set up family sharing so my 13 year old can have her own Apple id but messed up with the year on her birthday, it says she is 6 months old!! What do I do now? Can I change year or do I have to delete her? And how do I do this, anyone help me out as she is not a happy bunny!!

iPad Mini, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Dec 25, 2014 4:39 AM

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Q: Help needed Christmas day disaster!

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  • by CellarDwellr,

    CellarDwellr CellarDwellr Dec 25, 2014 4:50 AM in response to paulafromwantage
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    Dec 25, 2014 4:50 AM in response to paulafromwantage

    Hello! Since your daughter is 13 years old you didn't have to set up an account through Family Sharing in the first place. You could have set up an account on this site: https://id.apple.com/ and then later added it to the family. If this is what you did in the first place, log in to her account via https://id.apple.com/ , click Password & Security and change her age.

  • by ChitlinsCC,Helpful

    ChitlinsCC ChitlinsCC Dec 25, 2014 4:56 AM in response to paulafromwantage
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    Dec 25, 2014 4:56 AM in response to paulafromwantage

    paula

    messed you did... according to the instructions here > Family Sharing and Apple IDs for kids - Apple Support - the ¶ says

     

    Use these steps to create an Apple ID and add the child to your family group:

    1. Go to Settings > iCloud > Family, and tap "Create an Apple ID for a child."
    2. 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.

     

    The only thing you can do is create another NEW account with a new alias - Child'sNameTOO with correct birth date - for example, or better yet, let the child choose their own alias

     

    Merry Christmas

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