If they are getting their "own" Kindle device, you can then remotely control the content they get access to. Then you'll want to use Amazon Kids for that child. For the younger children, you'll want their Kindle registered to your Amazon account, but with all the parental controls engaged, so there's no access to your account, Cloud or the web browser. The range of options and approaches means that settings can be tailored to the age of your child and how much autonomy you want them to have. The other point to note about setting up Amazon Kids, is that you're basically creating those children as users on your account - and those can then be used on other Amazon devices too, like the Fire tablet. Restarting the Kindle from with in the Kids area sees it returning to Kids: the only way out is to plug in the password. You have to log out of the child's area, select the books from the library you want to add to Amazon Kids and then return to the Kids area to see all those books in a safe environment again.Ĭleverly, you can turn on Amazon Kids on a device and leave it in that state most of the time. That then has to be done on the device itself by the parent. However, it's only then on that device, not in the Kids area for a child. From a practical point of view, you can send content to a Kindle devices from a browser - so if you're shopping in the Kindle Store when you buy something you can elect to send it to that device. Importantly, unlike only locking down a device with the parental control settings above, you still have to assign that content to Amazon Kids for your child - and this is a key point. You can always top up that pre-paid card for future purchases, but this is a rather convoluted approach. Using this means you can have a small value for some initial book purchases without having to worry about them emptying your bank account. You could opt for a pre-paid credit card, however. If the child/Kindle has a personal account, then that account needs an email address as well as a payment method, which probably isn't what you want to do. If you're getting a new Kindle specifically for a child, then you need to decide whether you're going have it linked to their own Amazon account, or to your account. Account decisionsĪ Kindle needs to be registered to an Amazon account - this is how you get the content onto it. There's also a specific Kindle Kids Edition and Kindle Paperwhite Kids which will also talk about below. Here we're talking specifically about Kindle ebook readers, rather than Fire tablets, although in many cases, the same information applies. Whether you're buying a new Kindle specifically for a child, or letting them use one you already have, here's what you need to consider when setting-up a Kindle for your kids.
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