Family sharing how does it work

I would like to know how it works and to set it up

Hi Lillian,
Family Sharing is a new iTunes offering that allows one responsible adult (the "Family Organizer") to take financial responsibility for one or more minors, even if they would otherwise would be too young to buy from iTunes. The Family Organizer must have a credit card. Members of the family group can share purchases for as long as they stay in the group.
The following document has a good summary:
Family Sharing: A new way to bring harmony to your family’s digital life.

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I do want my daughter to be able to download apps or updates to existing apps even when she is not with me, but that doesn't seem possible without sharing passwords.
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/22283348#22283348
though I have to say I think it's more sensible if the ID is another address, both for security reasons (so people don't know what the login is) and as a contact address from Apple if the account were to stop working and they needed to contact you. So personally I would to to System Preferences, enter the GMail address which is an ID, and then choose a nerw @icloud.com address.
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