diff --git a/components/pages/grocery/GroceryItem.tsx b/components/pages/grocery/GroceryItem.tsx
index b275d3c..dbc6047 100644
--- a/components/pages/grocery/GroceryItem.tsx
+++ b/components/pages/grocery/GroceryItem.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import { Checkbox, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from "react-native-ui-lib";
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { AntDesign } from "@expo/vector-icons";
-import { GroceryCategory, useGroceryContext } from "@/contexts/GroceryContext";
+import {Checkbox, Text, TouchableOpacity, View} from "react-native-ui-lib";
+import React, {useEffect, useState} from "react";
+import {AntDesign} from "@expo/vector-icons";
+import {GroceryCategory, useGroceryContext} from "@/contexts/GroceryContext";
 import EditGroceryFrequency from "./EditGroceryFrequency";
 import EditGroceryItem from "./EditGroceryItem";
-import { ImageBackground, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
-import { IGrocery } from "@/hooks/firebase/types/groceryData";
+import {ImageBackground, StyleSheet} from "react-native";
+import {IGrocery} from "@/hooks/firebase/types/groceryData";
 import firestore from "@react-native-firebase/firestore";
-import { UserProfile } from "@/hooks/firebase/types/profileTypes";
+import {UserProfile} from "@/hooks/firebase/types/profileTypes";
+import {ProfileType, useAuthContext} from "@/contexts/AuthContext";
 
 const GroceryItem = ({
   item,
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ const GroceryItem = ({
   handleItemApproved: (id: string, changes: Partial<IGrocery>) => void;
 }) => {
   const { updateGroceryItem } = useGroceryContext();
+  const { profileData } = useAuthContext();
+  const isParent = profileData?.userType === ProfileType.PARENT;
 
   const [openFreqEdit, setOpenFreqEdit] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [isEditingTitle, setIsEditingTitle] = useState<boolean>(false);
@@ -97,25 +100,25 @@ const GroceryItem = ({
         )}
         {!item.approved ? (
           <View row centerV marginB-10>
-            <AntDesign
-              name="check"
-              size={24}
-              style={{
-                color: item.approved ? "green" : "#aaaaaa",
-                marginRight: 15,
-              }}
-              onPress={() => {
-                handleItemApproved(item.id, { approved: true });
-              }}
+            {isParent && <><AntDesign
+                name="check"
+                size={24}
+                style={{
+                  color: "green",
+                  marginRight: 15,
+                }}
+                onPress={() => {
+                  isParent ? handleItemApproved(item.id, { approved: true }) : null
+                }}
             />
-            <AntDesign
+              <AntDesign
               name="close"
               size={24}
-              style={{ color: item.approved ? "#aaaaaa" : "red" }}
+              style={{ color: "red" }}
               onPress={() => {
-                handleItemApproved(item.id, { approved: false });
-              }}
-            />
+              isParent ? handleItemApproved(item.id, { approved: false }) : null
+            }}
+              /> </>}
           </View>
         ) : (
           !isEditingTitle && (