If you change an Apple Account to a child account

If the birthday associated with an account is incorrect, you can change it. You might be prompted to complete additional steps in order to change to a child account.

Parents can easily correct the age that is associated with their child’s Apple Account. By moving your child to a child account, you can set parental controls to help keep your child’s device usage safe, private, and age appropriate.

Change the birthday for a child

You can update the birthday of the Apple Account your child or teen is using. Use Settings or System Settings on a device with the account signed in, or sign in with their account on account.apple.com.

Learn how to update the birthday of an Apple Account

About converting an Apple Account to a child account

If a child or teen is using an Apple Account with a birthday accidentally set to an adult age, they might get a prompt to convert to a child account.

In order to convert an existing account to a child account, that account:

If your account is accidentally converted to a child account

If your Apple Account is accidentally converted to a child account, you can undo the change. If you’re part of a Family Sharing group, you might need the family organizer to help if it’s been longer than 15 days since the change was made.

  1. Sign in to account.apple.com.

  2. Select Personal Information, then choose Birthday.

  3. Update your birthday and then click Save.

  4. On the message that appears, look for an option to Revert Account.

    A message showing the text link to Revert Account on the Apple Account page.
  5. If you don’t see an option to Revert Account, click Request Update.

  6. The Family Sharing organizer receives an email notification. If it’s been more than 15 days, the family organizer must review your request using the link in the email, then follow the onscreen steps.

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