I can’t add a child to my family sharing

I can’t add my child to my family sharing plan

Posted on Aug 18, 2022 02:20 PM

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Aug 18, 2022 02:31 PM in response to leidy33

AppleIDs for children are “tricky” and Apple’s instructions for must be carefully followed.


First, you MUST be the family organizer, then


Are you trying to “create” a new AppleID for a child …


… or are you trying to “move” an already-existing child’s AppleID from another family?


A “move” requires following this procedure EXACTLY.


Move a child to another group using Family Sharing - Apple Support


Aug 21, 2022 01:39 PM in response to leidy33

There have been multiple posts with the same problem. Make sure the credit card you are trying to add to the child’s account is on file with your Apple ID. Someone posted that when they set up the ID using a computer, they were successful. There was another post by someone who had contacted Apple Support and were told it is a software bug. You can try contacting Apple ID Support. 


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