I've trying to setup Family Sharing for my family. I have my email address setup as the main account and I've added my wife successfully. The issue comes when I try to add my kids who are 9 and 7. They both have personal email addresses linked to Apple IDs. Is it possible to have them setup as child accounts so that I have to approve their purchases? In the Family Sharing setup on my phone I can see that you can create a Child Apple ID, but I have to use @icloud.com for the account, can I use a personal email address instead?
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Yes, you need to add it as a verified email to the icloud account first. I use only personal emails for all my accounts.
Just do a normal invite from the iCloud Panel to their separate personal email. (don't create new)
When I added my wife's gmail, it defaulted into a child account, then I promoted her to an adult.