Passing down an iPhone to my child (who is under 13). Is there a way to get them their own icloud account for iMessage / FaceTime?

Question

I recently purchased the iPhone & i would like to pass down my iPhone to my daughter (who is 8) so that we can iMessage & FaceTime.  I intend on having my AppleID on the phone, so i can restrict purchases from iTunes & the App store.  Any suggestions on how to get an iCloud account for her, even though she is under 13?

Answer 1

Each user should have their own icloud account, otherwise they end up getting the same emails, contacts, calendars, notes, reminders, etc. - usually not what you want.  But if all have been sharing the same itunes ID, keep it that way, you can have different IDs for itunes and icloud.
If you already have another icloud account, and want to set it up on a device, then go to Settings>icloud, scroll to bottom of screen and tap Delete Account.  This only disconnects the device from that account, no data is lost on icloud.  Then enter the account ID that you want to use.
To create a new icloud account, go to
http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/