Apple Watch SE: Missing activity awards, monthly challenges

My daughters Apple Watch SE is not displaying any activity awards or any monthly challenges, we purchased it in October and set it up under my family account. She has it set up for under 13.

Apple Watch SE

Posted on Dec 7, 2025 7:31 AM

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Dec 14, 2025 12:34 PM in response to F_W-

I have been struggling with this problem over the last year or so. The good news for us was that they were not gone, they were just not being displayed repeatedly. What I did to to restore them over the months:


  • Force shut down. Hold down the crown and the button below it until the watch reboots (this worked once)
  • Update to the latest OS and hope for best (worked once)
  • Reset watch and set it up from Scratch (this worked 2x)


I don’t know why this issue can't be addressed. It’s a a time suck to restore and just frustrating.

Dec 7, 2025 3:30 PM in response to F_W-

Apple says...

The Activity rings experience has been optimized for kids to track Move minutes instead of calories burned and provide customizable goals for the Exercise and Stand rings. Outdoor Walk, Outdoor Run, and Outdoor Cycle workouts have been specifically tuned for kids, giving appropriate credit for Move minutes, exercise, distance, and other metrics, while coaching notifications are tailored to relevant reading levels and made more fun with emoji. Kids can also send and receive Activity Sharing invitations directly on Apple Watch, challenge friends with Activity Competitions, and see a new Awards page so milestones can be celebrated right on their wrist.


They say nothing about awards, which only happen every so often for adults anyway

Dec 8, 2025 2:58 AM in response to LD150

Thank you for your reply.


it clearly states though ‘and see a new Awards page so milestones can be celebrated right on their wrist.’


Her watch shows an award page like an adults but there is nothing on there. She has had it a while now a completed a few things that would have warranted awards.

Apple Watch SE: Missing activity awards, monthly challenges

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