# Parental Controls

## Full transparency with your parent app

### Let your kids take the lead, with total peace of mind. Real-time notifications and in-app parental controls let you set spending limits and choose where their card is used, too.

## Parent App Features

### Take a back seat — with a clear view

Set your preferences in the Acorns Early app. Then, sit back as your kids learn by doing. Don’t worry, you can adjust the settings whenever you want.

- **Real-time spending notifications**  
Get updates straight to your phone so you know when, where, and how much your kids spend.

- **Adjustable spending limits**  
Set weekly and single spend limits, and choose where your kids can use their card.

- **Savings on lock**  
Easily lock and unlock your kids’ savings goals in the Acorns Early app.

- **Instant transfers**  
Send money straight to your kids’ cards in an instant.

- **Card declined alerts**  
Receive alerts if your kids’ cards are ever declined.

- **Merchant block**  
Block transactions at stores that sell age-restricted items (e.g., tobacco, alcohol).

## Built into Acorns Early

- **Allowance & chores app**  
Getting kids to do their chores couldn’t be easier. Just set up chores in the Acorns Early app, set a payment amount, and tick the chore off when it’s done!  
[Learn more](https://www.acorns.com/allowance-chores/)

- **Savings account for kids**  
Acorns Early makes saving a habit by putting your kids in charge. Kids can use their app to easily set savings goals with target dates and an optional autosave feature.  
[Learn more](https://www.acorns.com/kids-saving/)

- **Financial literacy**  
Help your kids grow their money skills with bite-sized financial lessons for kids and teens of all ages.  
[Learn more](https://www.acorns.com/kids-learn/)

- **Giftlinks and Relative accounts**  
Make birthdays and holidays easier on everyone by inviting friends and family to gift money to your kids.  
[Learn more](https://www.acorns.com/gift-money-kids/)

## Pricing

### Acorns Early Lite

- **Description:** Start your kids’ money journey with a smart money app and debit card.  
- **Price:** $8 monthly

### Acorns Gold

- **Description:** All the expert tools to grow financial wellness — for you and your family.  
- **Price:** $12 monthly

## Frequently asked

1. **What age is Acorns Early for?**  
   Acorns Early (formerly GoHenry) is for kids ages 6-18. It’s a great way for them to learn the value of money.

2. **Where can you use Acorns Early debit cards?**  
   Acorns Early debit cards can be used anywhere that Visa® is accepted. This includes online, in stores, and at ATMs.

3. **Are kids' debit cards a good alternative to traditional bank cards and credit cards?**  
   Acorns Early debit cards are for kids ages 6-18, helping them learn money management before they are eligible for traditional bank cards.

4. **Is Acorns Early included in an Acorns subscription?**  
   Acorns Early is included in every Gold subscription, along with other investment tools.