Manage your child's Google Account with Family Link

To find your child’s account settings, tap the button below:

Choose your child's Google Activity settings

1. Open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls Account settings​ Privacy settings.
4. Tap Account data settings.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

You and your child can change your Google activity settings. You can also change your settings so only parents can manage activity controls.

1. Open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls Account settings Privacy settings.
4. Tap Account data settings.
5. From "Activity controls," you can allow your child to change these settings.

Tips:

• Whether or not your child can control their own account settings doesn't change the settings themselves. It’s recommended for parents to make sure the settings are correct after they change this control.
• You can also manage these settings from g.co/YourFamily.

1. On your child's device, visit the My Activity page.
2. Search for the app you want to find activity for.
   • To find your child’s activity, tap Details.
   • To remove your child’s activity, tap Delete .

To find your child’s account settings, tap the button below:

Change your child's name, birthday, or gender

1. Open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls Account settings.
4. To change your child’s information:
   • Tap Name
   • Tap Birthday
   • Tap Gender
5. Based on the updated information, tap Done or Ok.

Tips:

• Whether or not your child can control their own account settings doesn't change the settings themselves. It’s recommended for parents to make sure the settings are correct after they change this control.
• You can also manage these settings from g.co/YourFamily.

Important: This option isn't available if you added supervision after your child’s Google Account was created.

1. Open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls Account Settings Change photo.
4. To change your child’s photo, you can select:
   • Take photo
   • Choose photo

Tip: To remove your child’s photo, tap Remove.

To find your child’s account settings, tap the button below:

Reset your child's password

If you change your child’s password, they get signed out from their devices. Any supervision settings you turned on won't work until your child signs in again.

1. Open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls Account settings Change password.
4. Sign in with your Google Account information.
5. Enter a new password.
6. Tap Change.
7. If your child has 2-Step Verification turned on, to confirm the pop-up notification, tap Got it.

Tips:

• Whether or not your child can control their own account settings doesn't change the settings themselves. It’s recommended for parents to make sure the settings are correct after they change this control.
• You can also manage these settings from g.co/YourFamily.