Digital Legacy for Children
The accounts a child accumulates before 18, who actually controls each one, and what happens to them at the handover.
Children's accounts change hands on schedules families do not set — platform terms at 13, health record access often at 16, financial and account control at 18 — and school accounts are commonly deleted after leaving, taking years of work with them.
Digital Legacy for Children
Frequently asked
What happens to a school account when a child leaves?
It is typically disabled and then deleted, sometimes within weeks and usually without a reminder. Anything the child wants to keep — coursework, photographs, portfolios — has to be exported before they go.
Who owns photos I have taken of my child?
Generally the person who took and posted them, which is why images posted by other people are the category with the least recourse for the child later. That is the strongest practical argument for restraint in posting.
What should I set up now?
A record of which accounts exist and which email each recovers to. That single list solves most problems at handover, and almost no family has one.
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