How to cancel Amazon Kids
To cancel Amazon Kids, sign into your Amazon account on a web browser, go to Your Account > Login & security, scroll to Amazon Kids, and select Manage your Amazon Kids settings. On that page, select Cancel Amazon Kids at the bottom. Amazon will ask you to confirm the cancellation. Once you confirm, the subscription ends when ready and you will not be charged again.
If you set up Amazon Kids through a Family Library instead of a standalone subscription, the process is slightly different. Go to Your Account > Family Library, find the child's profile, and select the three-dot menu next to their name. Choose Remove from Family Library. This removes the child's access but does not affect other family members' accounts or subscriptions.
You can also cancel through the Amazon Kids app itself on a tablet or Fire device, though the web browser method is more straightforward. If you cancel and later want to restart the service, you can reactivate it from the same Manage your Amazon Kids settings page without losing any saved content or parental controls you had set up.
Key Takeaways
- Cancel Amazon Kids by going to Your Account > Login & security > Manage your Amazon Kids settings > Cancel Amazon Kids on a web browser.
- Cancellation takes effect when ready and you will not be charged for future billing cycles.
- If Amazon Kids is part of a Family Library, remove the child's profile instead from Your Account > Family Library.
- Saved parental controls and content preferences are kept if you reactivate the service later.
What happens to your child's content and settings after cancellation
When you cancel Amazon Kids, your child loses access to the service on all devices linked to that account. Any books, videos, or apps your child was using through Amazon Kids become unavailable to them, though they remain in your Amazon library and can be accessed through a regular Amazon account if you have one set up for them.
Parental controls you created — screen time limits, content filters, and reading goals — are saved in your account. If you reactivate Amazon Kids later, those settings will still be there. You do not need to set them up again from scratch.
If your child has a Kindle or Fire tablet registered to their Amazon Kids profile, the device itself is not affected by cancellation. The tablet continues to work, but it will no longer have the Amazon Kids interface or the parental restrictions you had enabled. Your child will see the standard Amazon interface instead.
Cancellation timing and refunds
Amazon Kids operates on a monthly subscription cycle. If you cancel mid-month, you will not receive a refund for the remainder of that billing period. Your access ends on the date you cancel, not at the end of the month.
Check your most recent Amazon charge to see when your next billing date is. If you want to avoid being charged again, cancel before that date arrives. You can see your subscription status and next billing date in the Manage your Amazon Kids settings page under Your Memberships and Subscriptions.
Removing Amazon Kids from multiple devices
Amazon Kids can be active on multiple tablets and Fire devices at once. Cancelling the subscription removes it from all of them simultaneously — you do not need to uninstall or remove it from each device separately.
If you want to keep Amazon Kids on some devices but remove it from others, you do not cancel the subscription. Instead, you remove individual devices from the Amazon Kids profile. Go to Manage your Amazon Kids settings > Devices, find the device you want to remove, and select the option to unlink it. The subscription remains active on your other devices.
Difference between cancelling and removing a child from Family Library
Cancelling Amazon Kids ends the entire subscription for your account. Removing a child from your Family Library removes only that one child's access while keeping the subscription active for other family members or for future use.
If you have multiple children and want to stop service for one of them but keep it for another, remove that child from the Family Library instead of cancelling the whole subscription. If you want to end Amazon Kids completely across your entire household, cancel the subscription itself.
Reactivating Amazon Kids after cancellation
You can restart Amazon Kids at any time by returning to Your Account > Login & security and selecting Manage your Amazon Kids settings. The option to reactivate will appear on that page. When you restart, you will be charged the current subscription price and your saved parental controls will be restored.
There is no penalty or waiting period for reactivating. You can cancel and restart as many times as you need. Your child's reading history, watched content, and app usage records are preserved in your account even after cancellation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my child still be able to use their Kindle or Fire tablet after I cancel Amazon Kids?
Yes. The device continues to work normally. Your child will see the standard Amazon interface instead of the Amazon Kids interface, and parental controls will no longer be active. If the device is registered to your main account rather than a child profile, your child can still use it to read books and watch content you own.
Can I cancel Amazon Kids if it came with my Amazon Prime membership?
Amazon Kids is a separate subscription from Prime. If you have it, you can cancel it without affecting your Prime membership. Go through the same cancellation steps in your account settings. Your Prime benefits will continue unchanged.
What if I cancel but want to keep parental controls on my child's device?
Amazon Kids and parental controls are the same service — you cannot keep one without the other. If you cancel Amazon Kids, parental controls stop working. For alternative parental control options on tablets and Fire devices, check your device's built-in settings or contact Amazon support for other tools available on your device type.
Do I need to contact Amazon support to cancel, or can I do it myself?
You can cancel entirely on your own through your account settings. You do not need to call or email Amazon. The self-service cancellation is when ready and final once you confirm it.