Creating Xbox account for child

Hello there,

Thank you for coming to the Xbox forums. Unfortunately, there is no setting to specifically stop people from deleting accounts on the Xbox one. Is the account that you created for your son a child account, or an adult account with child restrictions?

He has a child account, which has restrictions. However, he is able to bypass all restrictions by deleting every account and creating a new account (not the child account I created).

Hi. My name is Brilliant, an independent advisor. I am happy to assist you today.

Parent and child accounts on Xbox are designed to help parents manage their children’s gaming activities. A parent account is the primary account that can create and manage child accounts. Child accounts are created for children under the age of 18 and are linked to the parent account. The parent account can set up parental controls, such as screen time limits, content restrictions, and spending limits, for each child account.

You cannot change your account to be a child account. You will have to create a new account for your child.

To create a child account, the parent account must first create a family group. The family group can have up to six members, including the parent account. Once the family group is created, the parent account can add a child account to the group. The child account will be linked to the parent account and will have access to the parent account’s Xbox Live Gold subscription and other benefits.

I hope this helps.

Hello Michaela_981,

Can you repeat the process and follow to the instructions below?

Create a child account and add family members on Xbox

Create a child account and add family members on Xbox | Xbox Support

Troubleshoot giving parental consent when creating a child account

Troubleshoot giving parental consent when creating a child account | Xbox Support

I will consult this with our internal team as well.

Hey there CatWiza,

Since this thread is over a year old, I would suggest creating a new thread with the question you need assistance with. This way you can receive support catered to you from our community. Thanks in advance!

By creating the new child account, will he still be able to have the same gamer tag, game data, etc?