How to add your kids and choose their avatars
Open your family’s page and tap the + beside Children. Pick a colour and an avatar, type their name, add their school or daycare if you like, and tap Add Child. Tap a child later to change anything, add pickup notes for helpers, or switch back to initials.
Where to find it
- Home
- Your family’s name
- Children +
Who can do this
The family owner, parents and guardians. The Family plan has room for two children; Premium has no limit.
Step by step
To open your family’s page, tap your family’s picture and name at the top of Home.
Tap the + beside Children.
Pick an Avatar color, then an Avatar: characters, animals, things or faces.
Type their Name. Add a school or daycare under Default locations if you like.
Tap Add Child.
To change anything later, tap the child, make the change and tap Save Changes. Tap Aa to go back to initials.
Good to know
- Pickup notes for helpers (on the child’s page) is for things like “walk her to the door”. Don’t put medical information there.
- Each child’s colour shows on their pickups, so you can tell the week apart at a glance.
Checked against Kid Pickup 1.6.2 on October 21, 2026. Something look different on your phone? Tell us and we’ll fix the guide.
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