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# Setting Up Family Accounts
## This article covers how to set up and manage family accounts so a parent can book and pay on behalf of their children or other sub-accounts.
- [What is a family account?](https://support.vibefam.com/support-knowledge/setting-up-family-accounts#What_is_a_family_account)
- [Adding a family member to a member profile](https://support.vibefam.com/support-knowledge/setting-up-family-accounts#Adding_a_family_member_to_a_member_profile)
- [Assigning packages, classes, and courses to a family member](https://support.vibefam.com/support-knowledge/setting-up-family-accounts#assign_package_class_course_family_members)
- [How members assign packages to their own sub-accounts](https://support.vibefam.com/support-knowledge/setting-up-family-accounts#members_assign_packages_to_sub-account)
- [How members book for their family](https://support.vibefam.com/support-knowledge/setting-up-family-accounts#members_book_for_family)
- [Managing a child / sub-account profile](https://support.vibefam.com/support-knowledge/setting-up-family-accounts#managing_child_sub-account_profile)
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### **What is a family account?**
If members have families or children at your studio, they often want to buy packages and book sessions for them — without logging in and out of separate accounts. Family accounts let a parent (the **main account**) manage their children or **sub-accounts** from their own login: paying for classes, booking sessions, and more.
A few things to know:
- **Sub-accounts can't log in themselves.** The main account holder purchases packages and books on their behalf.
- **All notifications go to the parent.** Booking confirmations and schedule notifications for a child are sent to the main account's email.
- **Availability:** family accounts are available from the **Most Popular** plan onwards.
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### **Adding a family member to a member profile**
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1. Go to the **Members** tab and find the main family account (e.g. the parent's email account).
2. Open that profile and go to the **Family Account** tab.
3. Click **Add Account** and fill in the family member's details: **Full Name, Relationship, Date of Birth,** and **Email address**.
4. Click **Create**.
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### **Assigning packages, classes, and courses to a family member**
Each child account can hold its own packages, separate from the parent's. This means the parent and each child can have different packages suited to their own needs — rather than everyone drawing from one shared parent account.
*Example: Gabriel Paul (parent) buys a child package, then assigns it to John Paul (child). John now owns that package on his own sub-account.*
To assign a package to a child account:
1. Go to the **parent's profile** (the main profile).
2. Open the **Package** tab and select the package you want to assign.
3. Assign it to the child's sub-account.
Once assigned, you can manage that package directly from the child's own profile — adding or changing it there, rather than juggling everything on the parent account.
The same logic applies to **courses**: you can book more than one child into a course from the parent account.
**Note:** All child bookings and schedule notifications are sent to the parent's email address.
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### **How members assign packages to their own sub-accounts**
Members don't need to come to you for this. A member can log in to Vibefam, go to their profile, and assign a package they've purchased to their child or sub-account themselves.
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### **How members book for their family**
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Once a package is assigned to a family member or sub-account, the parent (main account) can book a class for them directly from their own login — no account switching required.
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### **Managing a child / sub-account profile**
 From the parent account, you can:
- **Edit** — view and edit the child's profile (name, email, date of birth, and so on), just like managing any member profile.
- **Unlink** — separate a child profile from the parent account. This is ideal when a child grows up: their profile can be converted into a standalone member account with its own payment method. **An email address is required to unlink.**
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