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Are you wondering how to set up a Kindle child account? Or are you wondering: “How do I keep my books off my child’s Kindle?” If so, this is the guide for you!

This step-by-step guide will show you exactly how to set up a child account on a Kindle Paperwhite, so you can keep your books separate from your child’s Kindle…and make sure your child only has access to the books in your account that you want them to have access to.

A Kindle account for kids is a way to set up a child profile on your Amazon account (using your Amazon Household) so you can share media from your account with your child. But the nice thing about a child account is that you can give your kids access to some of the media/books from your Amazon account, without necessarily giving them access to all the media in your account.

Essentially, this method creates a sub-profile that does not have access to any media on your account until you grant access. Using a child profile allows you to give your child access to any books you own or any library books you send to Kindle, so it functions pretty much the same as an adult account…but you just have the extra step of having to approve and send content to their child profile before they can access it.

A child account also limits other actions, like browsing the Kindle store and buying books, so your child cannot just use your account and payment methods to buy books from their Kindle.

If any of these are issues you have encountered or are worried about with your child, then setting up an Amazon Kindle child account is definitely the way to go! Read on to learn exactly how to do this.

Follow the step-by-step guide below to set up your child’s Kindle in no time! I set up a child account on my Kindle Paperwhite, but you can use this method on other Kindle models as well.

Your first step is to open the Kindle device you want to set up with a child profile and then tap “Settings” from the top bar or from the menu.

Once the settings menu comes up, tap “Household & Family Library.”

Next, you need to tap “Add New Person” at the bottom of the screen.

At this point, you’ll be given the option to add an adult to your household or to add a child. Click “Add child.”

Next, you’ll be prompted to enter your parental controls password (if you already have one created). Or, if you haven’t yet created a password, then you should be prompted to set one up at this point.

This is the password you will use when you want to add books to the child profile or exit the child profile on the Kindle. So if you want to make sure that your child does not have access to all the media in your account, then you will want to make sure you choose a password they do not know.

Note that when the child profile is live on the Kindle, you must enter this parental control password to exit out of the child profile and enter the full adult account, so if your child doesn’t know this password they can’t leave their child profile and access your full Amazon account. So assuming you don’t wish for your child to access your full account, then it’s important they don’t know this password.

Next, you’ll be prompted to enter your child’s name and date of birth. Enter this information and then it’s time to move on to the last step!

The final step is to add books to your child’s Kindle profile. You can do this directly from the Kindle device, from the Parent’s dashboard on Amazon, or from your Amazon Household. This is the step where you get to choose which media from your account you want your child to have access to.

Of course, you can also add more books later (when you buy new books or download new books from the library). To do this, you will simply open settings on the Kindle, click “Household & Family Library” (as in step 2 above), and then click the person symbol next to the child profile to open the “Library” and choose which books to grant access to.

However, at this initial setup stage, once you’re ready for the child profile to go live you will click “Start” and it will launch the child profile that is safe for your child to use. Remember, you will need your parental controls password to exit once the child profile starts, so you don’t have to worry about your child accessing content from your Amazon library that you don’t want them to.

And that’s how to keep your books off your child’s Kindle! Have questions or struggled with one of the steps above? Feel free to leave your questions in the comments!

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