Invite family and caregivers to your child's circle
Available on Free and Family Circle
Open Circle, choose Invite, enter their email and choose what they can do. A child's circle is the people who can see and log that child's day, and only owners (you and a co-parent) can invite people and change it.
What can each person do?
| Access level | What they can see and do |
|---|---|
| Co-parent | A parent. Everything, and manages the circle. Co-parents can't remove each other. |
| Everything | Sees every log and photo, logs the day and adds photos. |
| Can log | For a nanny or babysitter. Logs bottles, naps and diapers, and sees this week's log and the circle's photos. |
| Photos and milestones | For grandparents and family. Sees the photos shared with the circle and milestones. No logs. Can save photos only where the circle allows it. |
How many people can I invite?
On the Free plan, you can share each child with 2 people besides two parents. Invitations waiting to be accepted count too, and so does a third parent. Family Circle removes the limit (see pricing).
How do I invite someone?
- Open Circle and choose Invite.
- Enter Their email. You can also add What [your child] calls them, such as "Abuela".
- Under What can they do?, choose an access level. There's no default: you pick one each time.
- Choose Send invite.
They'll show as "Invited" in the circle until they join. If the invite expires, choose Resend to send a new one. To cancel an invite, press and hold Hold to cancel invite.
What does the person I invite do?
They get an email with an Accept the invitation button. The invitation works once and expires in 14 days.
- They choose Accept the invitation.
- They sign in with the address the invite was sent to: on the web, Continue with your email, then the 6-digit code we email them. There's no password, and another address is refused.
- They choose Join the circle. In the app, the button may read Join [your child]'s circle.
If they're signed in with a different email, the page offers Sign out and use the invited address.
How do I change someone's access?
Open Circle and pick a new level from the menu next to the person. You can't change a pending invite: resend it with the level you want instead. You can't change a co-parent who has joined.
How do I remove someone?
Open Circle and press and hold Hold to remove next to the person until the button fills. They lose access to the child right away. Co-parents can't remove each other.
How do I leave a circle?
Anyone can leave a child's circle. Open Circle and press and hold Hold to leave until the button fills. An owner can leave only while another owner stays: the last owner can't leave, and deletes the child instead (see Add your child).
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