"My" Observations?

[cthawley]

No, you should not do this (have a separate account for observations from friends and family). Uploading the rare observation from someone else on your own account with attribution is not encouraged, but also not considered a serious issue. Having multiple accounts (except for the exception for running a professional account like for a park or government entity that @swampster noted or a teacher managing a class account for underage students) can be a serious issue.

Staff response to a similar question on an older thread with this question was:

@tiwane

The main purpose of iNat is to build a community, and while it’s great you’re helping others, photos posted to iNaturalist should represent your own experience. So I would say definitely do not use a second account for this purpose. Encourage them to join iNat or, if they don’t want to do that, there are a ton of Facebook groups and people on Twitter (yes, those platforms have their downsides) that are great for IDs. And yes, there is also the fact that photos and observations are only credited to the owner of the account.