Family Share Organizer Can't Approve?

I know there's probably an easy solution here...
I'm the Family Share Organizer
My wife is labeled as Parent/Guardian (under her account the Parent/Guardian toggle is on, mine does not have that toggle)
My three daughters are set up as children with Ask To Buy turned on.
When we try and make a purchase on our daughters' devices, it only asks my wife for permission, not me as the organizer.  Is there a way to ALSO have me (the organizer) flagged as a Parent/Guardian approve?  Seems odd that despite me being the family organizer if my wife is not home I can't approve one of my kids' purchases...
Thanks for any help.

My family sharing is set up just like yours (three sons instead of daughters LOL). I'm labeled the organizer and do not have a toggle for parent/guardian. However, when they ask to buy we both get a notification.  I rarely accept them, since my husband has his phone more accessible at all times. The few times I've noticed the requests come in, I find that sometimes I can't  find the notification again.
On a side note: I was not aware that each purchase would be billed to my credit card regardless of my iTunes balance. I knew I would be paying for all purchases, but not being able to use my account balance to pay it is extremely annoying. Prior to Family Sharing being available all their devices were under my id. So any gift cards they received were redeemed under my account. Now I have their money and can't use it to buy their things.

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