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I've been able to successfully do this before by booting into recovery mode and then entering "resetpassword" in terminal. I'm not sure which versions of macOS the command is available on though.
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This is the message I get?
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Is it easier to install snow leopard and make me admin and add my daughter as a user account?
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Sorry it’s sideways
If you don't mind wiping the Mac and installing snow leopard again then that would work. The reason your drive isn't showing up there is because it's probably locked with FileVault. In recovery you should be able to open disk utility, select the internal drive from the sidebar, and then select unlock.
After you get back in to the admin account you can create a standard user account for her in system preferences.
How to Re-Run the OS X Setup Assistant - The Instructional
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Do this, make a new account, reset your password from it
No, see the Apple support link Step 1 (hint; you need to be using 10.8 or greater to upgrade to 10.13):
How to download and install macOS - Apple Support
Download and install current or previous versions of the Mac operating system on compatible Mac computers.