Use Family Sharing to provide parental consent for your child's existing Apple Account

You can use Family Sharing to add your child's Apple Account to your family and give parental consent so that your child can continue to use their Apple Account.

Apple allows children to have an Apple Account and to use Apple services with parental consent. The age where parental consent is required depends on the country or region, and sometimes these laws change. If you have a child who already has an Apple Account but their account doesn't have your consent, use Family Sharing to add their Apple Account to your family group and give consent.

First, set up Family Sharing, if you haven't already. Then follow these steps to add your child to your family and provide parental consent. When you complete this process, your child appears in your family group and has the parental consent that's required to continue using their Apple Account.

Provide parental consent in iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 or later

1. Go to Settings > Family.

2. Tap the Add Member button.

   

3. Tap Invite Others, then select Invite in Person.

4. Enter the email address or phone number that your child uses with their Apple Account.

5. Ask your child to enter their Apple Account password, then tap Next.

6. Agree to the Parental Privacy Disclosure.

7. Choose whether or not to enable Ask to Buy and Location Sharing for your child.

Provide parental consent in iOS 15 or iPadOS 15 or earlier

1. Go to Settings, tap your name, then tap Family Sharing.

2. Tap Add Member.

3. Tap Invite People, then tap Invite in Person.

4. Enter the email address or phone number that your child uses with their Apple Account.

5. Ask your child to enter their Apple Account password, then tap Next.

6. Agree to the Parental Privacy Disclosure.

7. Choose whether or not to enable Ask to Buy and Location Sharing for your child.

If you don't have an Apple Account

If you don't have an Apple Account, you may still be able to provide verified parental consent. Ask your child to sign in to https://account.apple.com/parentalconsent/.* Enter your information and a verified payment method and then accept the parental consent agreement.