Adding child names to consent forms 👶

If your study involves children, the Child names field makes it easy for a parent or guardian to enter the name of one or more children directly in a consent form. Each child is added separately, and the names are stored with the participant’s consent form.

Add a Child names field

From the consent form editor:

Open the consent form you want to edit.
In Add fields, select Child names.
Drag the field into the position you want in the form.

The field will appear in your consent form alongside your other fields, such as checkboxes, text blocks, and signatures.

Customize what participants see ✏️

Expand the Child names field to customize the participant-facing copy.

You can change:

Block label — for example, Children’s names
Instructions — for example, Enter the full name of each child you are consenting for.
Default value — the placeholder shown inside the name field, such as Child full name
Button — the text participants use to add another child

This lets you match the language to your study while keeping the experience simple for participants.

Let participants add more than one child ➕

Turn on Add another child when a parent or guardian may be consenting for multiple children.

Participants will start with one name field and can select Add another child to add additional names as needed. If you only need one child name per consent form, you can turn this option off.

What participants see

On the consent form, participants will see your label and instructions followed by a field for the child’s name.

If adding additional children is enabled, they’ll also see an Add another child option beneath the field.

The rest of the consent form works as usual, including any agreement checkboxes, participant information, and signature fields.

When to use Child names

The Child names field is useful for studies where a parent or guardian is providing consent on behalf of a minor, especially when the same participant may be consenting for more than one child. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

For example, you might use it for:

Parent and child research
Family studies
Studies involving siblings
Research with participants under the age of consent

Each child name stays associated with the completed consent form so you can see exactly who the consent applies to.