--- title: How to set up a registration for parents and children, e.g. VBS or Youth camp. description: Registration for events with children or students should begin with a parent group where family information can be collected first, and then each child registered. --- [Skip to content](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/how-to-setup-secondary-registrations#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![Churchteams Logo](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CT%20Churchteams%20Logo.png?width=320&height=62&name=CT%20Churchteams%20Logo.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Contact us](https://go.churchteams.com/contact/) [Contact us](https://go.churchteams.com/contact/) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Event Registration](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/event-registration?hsLang=en) 3. [Settings](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/event-registration?hsLang=en#settings) # How to set up a registration for parents and children, e.g. VBS or Youth camp. ## Registration for events with children or students should begin with a parent group to collect shared family information, then register each child. #### [Camp Registration Video](https://vimeo.com/showcase/registration?video=1095074378) #### Why two groups?  Here are three reasons you need two different groups. 1. To collect different information for parents and kids. Example: Kids registrations will require information like age, grade in school, t-shirt size, parent consent, and activity interests. Parents just need their contact information. Don't add parent contact information to child registrations. 2. To keep that information connected to the correct family member. Example: Parent phone numbers and email addresses should only be associated with the adults. 3. Separate groups make it easier to communicate with and track information needed from both parents and their kids. #### **Create the kids group.** 1. Create the kids or student group just as you would [create any group](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/how-do-i-create-a-group?hsLang=en), and add "Child" or "Youth (Student)" as part of this group name, such as "VBS registration - Children," or "Youth Camp Registration - Students," so that groups are easy to distinguish later. 2. Edit the Registration settings for the group as necessary. Assign the cost by either 1) entering the total per person in the "Registration Cost (per person)" found in Section 5 of the Registration Settings, or 2) leave this area blank and assign the cost within the Registration field you create depending on the activities they select. ![Screenshot 2026-09-20 at 3.01.45 PM](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%203.01.45%20PM.png?width=413&height=108&name=Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%203.01.45%20PM.png)Default Church Member Type is generally defaulted to Guest, and will only apply to new people being added to the database (it will NOT overwrite existing people in the database). Default family role should be set to Child or Youth. ![Screenshot 2026-09-20 at 3.20.31 PM](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%203.20.31%20PM.png?width=442&height=400&name=Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%203.20.31%20PM.png)Example of registration fields for VBS -Children's Group ![Screenshot 2026-09-20 at 3.34.37 PM](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%203.34.37%20PM.png?width=443&height=442&name=Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%203.34.37%20PM.png)Example of registration fields for Youth Camp - Student group .  *Notice*: Email and Mobile Phone Numbers are not required. Leave them off if you don't expect kids to have them so that parents will not incorrectly put their number or email in their child's profile. Payments are typically managed through Registration field options like Youth Camp Division or Youth Camp Activities above. Click the Customize registration fields button (Section 3 - Form Questions in the Registrations Settings) to customize these.  Example: Youth Camp Division ![Screenshot 2026-04-29 162226](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-04-29%20162226.png?width=644&height=129&name=Screenshot%202026-04-29%20162226.png) #### **Create the parents group.** 1. Create the parent group just as you would [create any group](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/how-do-i-create-a-group?hsLang=en), and add "Parent (Adult)" as part of this group name, such as VBS registration - Parents, or Youth Camp Registration - Parents so that the groups are easy to distinguish later. 2. Work through the options on the registration settings page. Assign the Keyword and start/end dates to this group as it will be the first registration they fill out. Payment and all child information will be collected on the Child/Student registration. ![Screenshot 2026-09-20 at 4.07.47 PM](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%204.07.47%20PM.png?width=254&height=164&name=Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%204.07.47%20PM.png)Typically you will only need the parent's contact information for this group.  The Default Church Member Type is generally defaulted to Guest, but only applies to new people being added to the database. Default Family Role should be set to "Parent/Guardian (Adult)" to make it clear whose information you are asking for. 3. ![Screenshot 2026-09-20 at 4.11.43 PM](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%204.11.43%20PM.png?width=346&height=233&name=Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%204.11.43%20PM.png)In Section 4 of the Registration Settings for the Parent Group, select the Student or Child registration related to this event in the Registration Completion Options dropdown. This will take the registrant to the student registration as soon as they complete their parent registration. We recommend allowing multi-person registrations for both registrations. 4. To publicize and promote the Registrations, you will find the Link and Text-to-Register Keyword settings in Section 1 of the Registration Settings for the Parent Group.    You can also set the Event to show in the Churchteams Member App by setting the appropriate Event and Registration Start Dates in Section 4 of the Registration Settings. ![Screenshot 2026-09-20 at 4.17.16 PM](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%204.17.16%20PM.png?width=670&height=275&name=Screenshot%202026-09-20%20at%204.17.16%20PM.png)   - [Getting Started](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Resources](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#resources) - [People Setup and Data Conversion](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#people-setup-and-data-conversion) - [Post-Conversion FAQs](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/getting-started?hsLang=en#post-conversion-faqs) - [People](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/people?hsLang=en#main-content) - [General](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/people?hsLang=en#general) - [Settings](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/people?hsLang=en#settings) - [Security](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/people?hsLang=en#security) - [Family/Household](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/people?hsLang=en#family-household) - [Directory](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/people?hsLang=en#directory) - [Merging](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/people?hsLang=en#merging) - [Notes](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/people?hsLang=en#notes) - [Groups](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/groups?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Organization](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/groups?hsLang=en#organization) - [Groups: Settings](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/groups?hsLang=en#groups-settings) - [Attendance](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/groups?hsLang=en#attendance) - [Communicate](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/communicate?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Member App](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/communicate?hsLang=en#member-app) - [Website Integration](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/communicate?hsLang=en#website-integration) - [Mailing Labels](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/communicate?hsLang=en#mailing-labels) - [Email](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/communicate?hsLang=en#email) - [Text-To-Church](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/communicate?hsLang=en#text-to-church) - [Content Pages & Tap Tags](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/communicate?hsLang=en#content-pages-tap-tags) - [Giving](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/giving?hsLang=en#main-content) - [General](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/giving?hsLang=en#general) - [Pledge Tracking](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/giving?hsLang=en#pledge-tracking) - [Setup](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/giving?hsLang=en#setup) - [Contribution Statements](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/giving?hsLang=en#contribution-statements) - [Online Giving](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/giving?hsLang=en#online-giving) - [Batches](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/giving?hsLang=en#batches) - [Check-in](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Text-to-Check-in](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en#text-to-check-in) - [Tablets](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en#tablets) - [Views/Settings](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en#views-settings) - [Setup](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en#setup) - [Troubleshooting](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [General](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/check-in?hsLang=en#general) - [Event Registration](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/event-registration?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Registration Attributes](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/event-registration?hsLang=en#registration-attributes) - [Settings](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/event-registration?hsLang=en#settings) - [Website Integration](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/event-registration?hsLang=en#website-integration) - [Fairs](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/event-registration?hsLang=en#fairs) - [Volunteers](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/volunteers?hsLang=en) - [Reports](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/reports?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Members](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/reports?hsLang=en#members) - [General](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/reports?hsLang=en#general) - [Financial](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/reports?hsLang=en#financial) - [Groups](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/reports?hsLang=en#groups) - [Settings](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/settings?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Account Information](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/settings?hsLang=en#account-information) - [Accessibility](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/settings?hsLang=en#accessibility) - [Notifications](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/settings?hsLang=en#notifications) - [User Accounts](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/settings?hsLang=en#user-accounts) - [Assimilation / Workflow Automation](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/assimilation-workflow-automation?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Saved and Scheduled Reports](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/assimilation-workflow-automation?hsLang=en#saved-and-scheduled-reports) - [Workflow](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/assimilation-workflow-automation?hsLang=en#workflow) - [Sales](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/sales?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Software Upgrades](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/sales?hsLang=en#software-upgrades) - [GrowthFinder](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/growthfinder?hsLang=en) - [Account Info](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/account-info?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Security](https://help.churchteams.com/knowledge/account-info?hsLang=en#security) [![CT Churchteams Logo](https://help.churchteams.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CT%20Churchteams%20Logo.png?width=380&height=74&name=CT%20Churchteams%20Logo.png "CT Churchteams Logo")](http://go.churchteams.com) Copyright © 2025, Churchteams