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mrfld
5 years ago
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Child Account Can't Login

I have three sons and only 1 is able to get past the title screen. I have the family accounts setup on the xbox one.  Launch BFN. Title screen asks for Parent EA Account Login. Enter my EA usern...
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mrfld
5 years ago

Thanks for the reply but that article is very vanilla. It generically states you can access online content when linking with a parental account. What is described in that article is what happens during a successful setup. Which matches the experience I had with my first son's account. It does not address problem I am describing.

I emailed EA supports weeks ago and I never received a response. Perhaps there is a lootbox I can buy to unlock the account. 

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Meachamus_Prime
5 years ago

So, it turns out you have to use Origin on a PC to create a child account for each child. Then link that account to each child's platform account. It's an inane way of handling this, considering a parent is required to allow access in the first place, but that's what fixed this for me.

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