diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/preferences/+page.server.ts b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/preferences/+page.server.ts
index f6cc9da..b52cafe 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/preferences/+page.server.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/preferences/+page.server.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,16 @@ export async function load(event) {
 	const username = event.params.username;
 
 	if (!session) {
-		return { verified: false, token: '', memberId: '', famId: '', memberName: '', memberColor: '', email: '' };
+		return {
+			verified: false,
+			role: '',
+			token: '',
+			memberId: '',
+			famId: '',
+			memberName: '',
+			memberColor: '',
+			email: ''
+		};
 	}
 
 	const famId = session.famId;
@@ -21,20 +30,41 @@ export async function load(event) {
 		try {
 			const me = await s.fam.getProfile(famId);
 			return {
-				verified: true, token: '', memberId: me.id, famId,
-				memberName: me.name, memberColor: me.color, email: me.email || '',
-				session: true,
+				verified: true,
+				role: 'parent',
+				token: '',
+				memberId: me.id,
+				famId,
+				memberName: me.name,
+				memberColor: me.color,
+				email: me.email || '',
+				session: true
 			};
 		} catch {
-			return { verified: false, token: '', memberId: '', famId: '', memberName: '', memberColor: '', email: '' };
+			return {
+				verified: false,
+				role: '',
+				token: '',
+				memberId: '',
+				famId: '',
+				memberName: '',
+				memberColor: '',
+				email: ''
+			};
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Child — profile lives on the users record, read from the session.
 	return {
-		verified: true, token: event.cookies.get('pb_token') || '', memberId: session.id, famId,
-		memberName: session.name || '', memberColor: session.color || '', email: '',
-		session: true,
+		verified: true,
+		role: 'child',
+		token: event.cookies.get('pb_token') || '',
+		memberId: session.id,
+		famId,
+		memberName: session.name || '',
+		memberColor: session.color || '',
+		email: '',
+		session: true
 	};
 }
 
@@ -74,5 +104,5 @@ export const actions = {
 		} catch (e) {
 			return { error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Update failed' };
 		}
-	},
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+	}
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/preferences/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/preferences/+page.svelte
index 1954046..d539315 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/preferences/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/[username]/preferences/+page.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,16 @@
 	let memberColor = $state(data.memberColor || '#6366f1');
 	let memberEmail = $state(data.email || '');
 
-	const colors = ['#6366f1', '#ec4899', '#f59e0b', '#10b981', '#3b82f6', '#ef4444', '#8b5cf6', '#14b8a6'];
+	const colors = [
+		'#6366f1',
+		'#ec4899',
+		'#f59e0b',
+		'#10b981',
+		'#3b82f6',
+		'#ef4444',
+		'#8b5cf6',
+		'#14b8a6'
+	];
 </script>
 
 <ViewHeader title="Preferences" subtitle={data.verified ? data.memberName : ''} hero />
@@ -59,35 +68,29 @@
 						{#each colors as c}
 							<button
 								type="button"
-								style="width:2rem;height:2rem;border-radius:50%;border:{c === memberColor ? '3px solid #111827' : '2px solid transparent'};background:{c};cursor:pointer"
-								onclick={() => memberColor = c}
+								style="width:2rem;height:2rem;border-radius:50%;border:{c === memberColor
+									? '3px solid #111827'
+									: '2px solid transparent'};background:{c};cursor:pointer"
+								onclick={() => (memberColor = c)}
 							></button>
 						{/each}
 					</div>
 					<input type="hidden" name="color" value={memberColor} />
 				</div>
 
-				<div style="margin-bottom:1rem">
-					<label style="display:block;font-size:0.85rem;color:#374151;margin-bottom:0.25rem">
-						Email
-					</label>
-					{#if data.session}
+				{#if data.role === 'parent'}
+					<div style="margin-bottom:1rem">
+						<label style="display:block;font-size:0.85rem;color:#374151;margin-bottom:0.25rem">
+							Email
+						</label>
 						<input
 							type="email"
 							name="email"
 							bind:value={memberEmail}
 							style="padding:0.5rem;border:1px solid #d1d5db;border-radius:6px;font-size:0.9rem;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box"
 						/>
-					{:else}
-						<input
-							type="email"
-							name="email"
-							value={memberEmail}
-							disabled
-							style="padding:0.5rem;border:1px solid #d1d5db;border-radius:6px;font-size:0.9rem;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;background:#f3f4f6;color:#9ca3af"
-						/>
-					{/if}
-				</div>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
 
 				{#if form?.error}
 					<p style="color:#dc2626;font-size:0.85rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem">{form.error}</p>