One sentence is enough. If something feels unsafe, too big, or forced, stop UYB and talk to a trusted grown-up.
Family consent
Start only when everyone understands the rules.
Use this checklist before a kid, teen, parent, or caregiver starts a shared journal.
Consent receipt
Use UYB only when care is clear.
A family journal should feel understandable before anyone writes. Use this quick receipt to check choice, privacy, safety, and adult responsibility.
UYB is for understanding, not secret monitoring, punishment, forced confession, pressure, or winning an argument.
Drafts, solo notes, profile choices, support notes, invite links, and reveal text should not be pasted into public help or feedback.
choice comes firsttrusted adult pathno hidden monitoringlegal review still needed
This consent receipt is product guidance only. It is not legal advice, therapy, crisis care, medical advice, diagnosis, emergency support, custody advice, or proof of guardian consent.
Say this first
Use words everyone can understand.
Before a family journal starts, say the rules out loud. The goal is consent, not a perfect speech.
I will write my side too. Your words stay private until both sides save.
One sentence counts, and I can ask for a trusted grown-up if I feel unsafe.
No one has to use UYB for danger, punishment, secrets, or proving who is right.
plain words firstboth people writepause stays allowednot guardian consent proof
This script is product guidance only. It does not prove legal consent, verify guardian status, create a journal, reveal writing, notify anyone, or replace real-world safety help.
Checklist
Review this together before a family journal.
Use this checklist before a kid, teen, parent, or caregiver starts a shared journal. It keeps consent, privacy, and real-world safety clear.
Say that UYB is a private guided journal where both people answer the same question before the reveal opens.
No one should be forced to write, confess, invite, or reveal. A smaller sentence or a later return is allowed.
Solo notes, drafts, support notes, and profile preferences are not public and should not be copied into help or feedback.
If someone may be hurt, threatened, controlled, unsafe, or in crisis, use a trusted adult, 988, 911, or local emergency support.
Broad child-facing use still needs legal, privacy, guardian-consent, and safety review outside the product.
This checklist is product guidance, not legal advice, therapy, crisis care, medical advice, diagnosis, emergency support, or a substitute for guardian and professional review.
Consent and care
Start with consent everyone can understand.
UYB should be used with clear permission, safe timing, and a trusted grown-up when a kid is involved.
Say what UYB is first.
It is a private shared journal with one guided question at a time. It is not a secret chat, hidden tracker, or punishment tool.
No one should feel trapped.
A kid, teen, or adult can pause, write one sentence, ask for help, or stop if the moment feels unsafe.
Use a safe adult for kid moments.
Kids should use UYB with a trusted grown-up who understands the privacy and safety rules.
Broad child-facing use needs review.
Before wide launch for children, UYB needs legal, privacy, and guardian-consent review outside the product.
do not use UYB for secret monitoringdo not force a child to confessdo not hide danger inside a private journaldo not treat UYB as therapy, crisis care, legal advice, or emergency help
UYB does not collect a birthday, create a public age label, or give hidden parent access. Consent and safety still need real-world adult care.
Next steps
Choose the page that matches the moment.
No path here asks for private answers, drafts, reveal text, or invite links.
Parent guideRead the parent promise
Use this before asking a child or teen to write with you.
Open parent guideKid guideUse kid-safe languageReview what UYB does, what it does not do, and when to get help.
Open kid guidePrivacyKnow what stays privateReview account data, drafts, private writing, cookies, and consent boundaries.
Read privacySafetyUse real-world help when neededReview crisis, harm, coercion, abuse, and urgent support boundaries.
Read safetyStart only when the rules are clear.
Create a shared journal only when the people involved understand privacy, consent, waiting, reveal timing, and when to use real-world help.