Children under the age of 13 can’t create an Apple ID on their own. (This age varies by region.) But if you’re the family organiser or a guardian, you can create an Apple ID for your child.

To verify that you’re an adult, you need a credit card. On your iPhone, you can also use a driving licence or state ID added to Wallet where available.

  1. Go to Settings > Family.

  2. Tap the AddMember button.

  3. Tap Create Child Account, then tap Continue.

  4. Enter the child’s name and birth date. Make sure you enter the correct date of birth – you can’t change it later.

  5. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish setting up the account. For your child’s Apple ID, you can use their email address, the suggested @icloud.com address or their Game Center nickname.

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Tap your name, then tap Family Sharing.

  3. Tap Add Member.

  4. Tap Create an Account for a Child, then tap Continue.

  5. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish setting up the account. You can use the child’s email address for their Apple ID, or their Game Center nickname. Make sure you enter the correct date of birth – you can’t change it later.

To verify that you’re an adult, you need a credit card.

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click Family.

  2. Click Add Member.

  3. Click Create Child Account.

  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish setting up the account. Make sure you enter the correct date of birth – you can’t change it later. For your child’s Apple ID, you can use their email address or their Game Center nickname.

  1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Family Sharing.

  2. Click the Add button.

  3. Click Create Child Account.

  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to finish setting up the account. You can use the child’s email address for their Apple ID, or their Game Center nickname. Make sure you enter the correct date of birth – you can’t change it later.

If you are the family organiser or guardian, you can help reset your child’s Apple ID password using your iPhone with iOS 16 or later or iPad with iPadOS 16 or later and two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple ID.

Find out how to reset your child’s Apple ID password

Some Apple ID settings and features work differently for children under the age of 13. For example, a child under the age of 13 can’t create an Apple ID without permission and consent from a parent or guardian. The minimum age for account creation may vary across countries and regions as follows: under 14 in Austria, Bulgaria, China mainland, Cyprus, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, South Korea and Spain. Under 15 in Czech Republic, France, Greece, Peru and Slovenia. Under 16 in Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore and Slovakia. Under 13 in all other countries and regions.

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