ITunes gift cards for kids under 18

My 13-year-old son was given an iTunes gift card which apparently he cannot use without either giving credit card info or setting up a paypal account. I am not giving my teenager my credit card, and he is too young to legally enter into a paypal contract. Can he use this gift, or what? Any suggestions? If not, we will tell his relatives not to bother with gift cards this year.
-Momster
Windows XP

Instead of trying to setup a new account directly, go to the iTunes Music Store and find the link that says "Redeem Gift Certificate" or similar. If you're not already logged into an account when you do this, then it will guide you through creating a new account, and it will not require a credit card if you do it this way.

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legendary80 wrote:
I entered the code and applied to my apple account, so I assume I already have the credit. When I tried to make an in-app purchase, it asked me for my password again.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2727
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