How To Register Kindle Fire For A Child

Those who already have an amazon account will just need to login into their account.

How to register kindle fire for a child. Tap add content and then pick the category e g games apps and select the apps you want to allow. If your child is 13 or older you can set up an amazon account for them and register their kindle under it. On your home screen when it is done installing find the freetime app click that and setup your first kids profile. Select profiles family library and add child. However registering it under your account will allow you to share apps between kindles and not have to purchase them again.

Set the pin if you haven t already. The kindle registration process is simple. It s also great for sharing select media with a child or sharing one kindle fire with multiple children of different ages. In order to complete the set up for fire for kids you ll have to add some sort of content to their account. Create and confirm a password and then tap continue.

For the younger children you ll want their kindle registered to your amazon account but with all the parental controls engaged so there s no access to your account cloud or the web browser. Inside there click add a child until everyone is added. A kindle needs to be registered to an amazon account. Fill in the text boxes for your child s name birthday and gender. If you re getting a new kindle specifically for a child then you need to decide whether you re going have it linked to their.

Here we re talking specifically about kindle ebook readers rather than fire tablets although in many cases the same information applies. You can add things that you ve already bought as well as signing their account up to a fire for kids unlimited monthly subscription. Creating a child profile is easy and can be done in just a minute or two. From the add child profile screen select tap to set photo to add a profile picture. Add an image name and select either use fire for kids or use teen profiles.

The directions will appear on the kindle fire screen. Enter your child s name birthdate and gender and then tap next. Select add profile and select the content types you want to allow. If you have more than one child you can setup another by going to the settings pull from the top for a menu then profiles family library. Those who haven t made one yet have the option to create an account.