unhackchildhood.com/how-to/amazon-fire-kids · Checked against official instructions on September 24, 2026
THE WALKTHROUGH
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Lock your profile and add your child
Set up the tablet with your own Amazon account. Then open Settings > Profiles & Family Library > Add a child profile, enter your child’s information, and select Add Profile. If the tablet has no PIN or password yet, it asks you to create one. Your child needs it to leave their profile, so pick one they have never seen you type.
Choose Amazon Kids or Amazon Kids+
Amazon Kids is free: you share apps, books, and videos from your own library. Amazon Kids+ is a paid subscription for ages 3–12 with ad-free titles and no in-app purchases. Fire Kids (ages 3–7) and Kids Pro (ages 6–12) tablets include Kids+ for 6 months or 1 year. After that it renews at the paid rate unless you turn off auto-renewal.
Set age filters and share content
In the Parent Dashboard, select the gear next to your child’s name, then Adjust Age Filter. The filter applies only to Amazon Kids+ titles. To share your own purchases, go to Content, pick the child, choose Amazon content, and toggle titles on. You cannot share music, personal documents, Prime Video rentals, or videos included with Prime.
Set screen time
In the Parent Dashboard, select your child, then Settings > Daily Screen Time. Under Schedule, set when and how long the tablet can be used each day. Set one total limit or separate limits for apps, videos, and reading. Turn on Learn First to block games and cartoons until reading or learning goals are met. Amazon also offers a Bedtime setting in the Parent Dashboard.
Pick the web browser level
In your child’s Settings, open Fire Tablet Web Browser. Turn it off, or choose Hand-Selected Websites & Videos, which allows only sites the Amazon Kids team screened plus any you add. Filtered Websites & Videos is more open and meant for older kids. In that mode, block specific sites under Restrict Websites. Approving a site approves its whole domain.
Require approval for apps and purchases
In-app purchases are blocked by default. To let your child request apps, ebooks, and videos, go to Content > Store Access, pick the child, and turn on Store Access. Turn on In-App Purchase Requests only if you want those too. You get an email or text for each request. Leave Expanded selection off unless you accept requests for apps like Netflix or Zoom.
Check activity and hand it over
The Parent Dashboard shows the apps, books, videos, and websites your child uses. Calls and announcements stay off until you grant consent under your child’s Settings > Communications. When you are done, open the Amazon Kids app and tap your child’s profile. To leave it, they need Grownups menu > Switch Profile and your PIN or password.
FIVE-MINUTE CHECK
Verify, don't assume.
- Leaving the child profile asks for your PIN or password
- The age filter matches your child’s age and maturity
- Daily Screen Time shows the schedule and limits you chose
- The web browser is off, hand-selected, or filtered, as you intended
- A test app request reaches you by email or text
WHAT THE CONTROLS DO NOT SOLVE
- Age filters cover only Amazon Kids+ titles. Apps you add from outside Kids+ keep their own settings, may show ads or ask for personal information, and can open websites even with the browser turned off.
- Filtered browsing is a filter, not a guarantee. Amazon says a child may still see sites or videos you find objectionable, so check web history and block what you do not want.
- Child profiles are designed for children under 13. For a teen on an adult profile, Parental Controls restrict purchases and browsing but do not remove mature content from the tablet.
OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Platform features and menus change frequently. This guide was checked against the linked official documentation on September 24, 2026.