Need to add child to XBOX Live account.

You would need to add it to the account that is going to be playing on Live. So in this case you would need to add it to the child account.

I don't know if anyone is still looking for the answer, but here it is:

Sign in to the account you're trying to add to the Xbox Live Family, and go to their Account Settings. You should see an option "Promote Account." Select that, and you'll be able to add that account.

The problem is that you're trying to add someone else's child to your family. You need to "promote" that child back to an adult before adding him/her to your own family.

Put differently: that account was previously a member of a different Xbox Live Family. "Promoting" that account removes it from that Xbox Live Family completely (not just Gold status), allowing you to add it to a new one.

Hi there,

perhaps this link will help you find the information you need on how to add a subscription to a child account. It at least explains how to manage the child's subscription:

https://support.xbox.com/billing/pa...-payment-options-for-xbox-live-child-accounts

Let us know the results

As per law you need to be 18+, to simply use XBOX Live you need to be 13+ with a parents permission. If you are below 18 that would make you a "child" account and unable to do certain things like purchase subscriptions or add points to XBOX Live.

Hello so in order to add them to their own console, you will just sign in with the email address and password for each child on the associated console. One child will be able to share your Xbox live and any digital downloaded games through console if you
set theirs as your home console. Other child would need to have their own paid for live account. So you would be paying for only 2 live accounts in the end.