diff --git a/src/components/ProfilePage.jsx b/src/components/ProfilePage.jsx
index 0ed1ebb..c71a800 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfilePage.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfilePage.jsx
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ export class ProfilePage extends React.Component {
       visibilityCourseCertificates,
       bio,
       visibilityBio,
+      requiresParentalConsent,
+      isCurrentUserProfile,
     } = this.props;
 
     const commonFormProps = {
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ export class ProfilePage extends React.Component {
       changeHandler: this.handleChange,
     };
 
+    const shouldShowAgeMessage = requiresParentalConsent && isCurrentUserProfile;
+
     return (
       <div className="profile-page">
         <div className="bg-banner bg-program-micro-masters d-none d-md-block p-relative" />
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ export class ProfilePage extends React.Component {
               lg={{ size: 8, offset: 1 }}
               className="mt-4 mt-md-n5"
             >
-              {this.props.requiresParentalConsent ? <AgeMessage accountURL="#account" /> : null}
+              {shouldShowAgeMessage ? <AgeMessage accountURL="#account" /> : null}
               <Bio
                 bio={bio}
                 visibilityBio={visibilityBio}
diff --git a/src/components/ProfilePage/AgeMessage.jsx b/src/components/ProfilePage/AgeMessage.jsx
index 470b333..d7da685 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfilePage/AgeMessage.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfilePage/AgeMessage.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { UncontrolledAlert } from 'reactstrap';
+import { Alert } from 'reactstrap';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import { configuration } from '../../config/environment';
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { ACCOUNT_SETTINGS_URL } = configuration;
 
 function AgeMessage() {
   return (
-    <UncontrolledAlert color="info">
+    <Alert color="info">
       <FormattedMessage
         id="profile.age.headline"
         defaultMessage="Your profile cannot be shared."
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function AgeMessage() {
           description="label on a link to set birthday"
         />
       </a>
-    </UncontrolledAlert>
+    </Alert>
   );
 }