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3 Reasons to Share an Apple ID with your kids

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Hi, everyone!  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar channel and today we are going to talk through 3 reasons to share an Apple ID with your kids.  In my experience, there is a pretty even split between those parents who give their kids their //own Apple ID// with their first Apple device and those parents who have them use the //parent's Apple ID//.  Either way, it's not usually thought of as a technique to control access and keep tabs on what your kid is doing online.  As a parent who doles out independence reluctantly, it was natural for me to have both of my kids use my Apple ID to begin with -- before I even knew some of the benefits. And now that my kids are older, it is still one my main tools to //limit apps, view texting activity and find my kids.//  It also can be a major pain in the rear end, so make sure you are okay with the problems it presents if you decide to implement this.   I require that my kids use my Apple ID. They don't...