Love the question answer part of this site.
When you book tickets that include children can you claim the status points for their tickets?
If I book through bookings.com or similar can i show my QFF card at the gate and get the points/status.
thanks in advance.
No. You would have to create a seperate frequent flyer account for each of your little ones which are tied to your adult account. Then, for Qantas, you can pool their Qantas points, but I believe their status credits stay with them and not you. For Virgin, you can do family pooling which does bring together both the points and status credits.
TLDR: Yes for virgin, no for qantas.
After you book with a travel agent (e.g. flight centre or booking.com), you will get a confirmation email and a booking reference for the airline. So just type in that booking reference into the Manage your trips section and then you can do a bunch of things including add your frequent flyer number to make sure you are earning your points, request special meals and choose your seat.