Applies to: Insights and Premium Members. Parent's App on iPhones and iPads.
Article type: Advanced customization
Add a Shared Parent
Parent accounts can be added for guardians and caregivers responsible for managing a child's devices and online activities. Parents can be any type of guardian, family or non-family.
What is a parent versus a shared parent?
A parent in Connect is a guardian in the home who is allowed to change the monitoring settings and edit family details.
A shared parent in Connect is a guardian typically outside the parent home with a separate Family Zone account with different monitoring rules for a child's activity.
A parent or shared parent can be any guardian, such as grandparents or babysitters.
Adding or removing parent or shared parent access uses the Family menu. The first parent (primary parent) adds shared parents through the family section.
On the Primary Parent's iOS device:
- Sign into as a parent in the Family Zone app
- In Family, tap the child's name
- In the upper-right, tap Edit
- Move down to SHARED PARENTING
- Enter the other parent's email address in the box
- Tap SEND AN INVITE
You are done. The other parent completes the next step to accept the Shared Parenting invitation.
What is a parent versus a shared parent?
A parent in Connect is a guardian in the home who is allowed to change the monitoring settings and edit family details.
A shared parent in Connect is a guardian typically outside the parent home with a separate Family Zone account with different monitoring rules for a child's activity.
A parent or shared parent can be any guardian, such as grandparents or babysitters.
Adding or removing parent or shared parent access uses the Family menu. The first parent (primary parent) adds shared parents through the family section.