Email for Children : Yahoo Family Account
Need an email account for your children? While I was figuring out how to get a free Yahoo email account for my young kid, I stumbled across the need to create a Yahoo Family Account.
Yahoo! Family Accounts allows a parent or legal guardian to give consent before their child creates an account with Yahoo. A child is someone under the age of 13.
The parent must register and create their own Yahoo! account, or have a previous email account. In addition they require the parent’s name and credit card information. The credit card will not be charged or stored but is required for real-time verification purposes only and as evidence that parental consent was received.
Here is the Yahoo! Registration page to register your child. But do not forget to use blocking and filtering software for kids and teach them safety online. In addition the Family resource centre has some good resources for safe online communication and safe surfing. I would like to hear your comments if you gifted your child an email account?
i have tried and tried to set this up for my son but when i reach the end it keeps saying my postcode is not for united states but i do keep putting united kingdom as our country..
what can i do?
I have to agree with some of the parents here. I don’t feel comfortable giving out my cc information just to set up an email account for my child. I did not see a yellow security lock at the bottom of Yahoo’s screen. I was told not to give out any bank or cc numbers online if you don’t see a security lock at the bottom of the screen. I think it’s not a good idea to give this information out. I mean there are other ways the can do this. Why not do a employment verification or give them your cell, work, home number so they can call and verfiy. They are going to call the bank anyway.
Sorry Yahoo.
Is there any other website that parents can set up a Family Accounts without giving out personal finacial information.
have tried and tried to set this up for my son but when i reach the end it keeps saying my postcode is not for united states but i do keep putting Philippines as our country..
what can i do?
giving credit card information can also benefit to make sure some people arent posing as children to get our children. there are too many pedifiles online and credit card information can help verify real persons and help check for backgrounds… i think its a good idea cause i dont want some freaky old man tryig to talk to my kids online who impersonated a child. no it doesnt stop all of it but it can help. i would like to think that would be a reason for cc info i culdnt think of anything else since one has never been charged.
hey
i would wantto be here just to have fun and meet lots kids that i don’t of and im a kisd too so i would know more or less just to have fun with other kids