These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your use of MyKidIsBad.com (the "Service"), operated by MyKidIsBad.com ("we," "us," or "our"). By using the Service — including taking a test, viewing a report, or making a purchase — you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Service.
1. Medical & Professional Advice Disclaimer
This is the most important section — please read it. The information, assessments, and reports provided by MyKidIsBad.com are for informational, educational, and self-reflection purposes only. They are intended to help you better understand your child's behavior and provide general strategies for consideration.
This website and its content are not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. We are not medical doctors, psychologists, or licensed therapists. Our AI-driven analysis is based on patterns and information provided by you, but it does not constitute a professional evaluation.
Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or your child's health and development. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or seen on MyKidIsBad.com.
In case of a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. Reliance on any information provided by this website is solely at your own risk. This Service is not equipped or intended for emergencies of any kind. A standalone copy of this section is always available at our Medical & Professional Advice Disclaimer page, and a plain-language look at how our reports are actually built is at How Our AI Works.
1a. The Parent Stress Management tool and child profiles are not therapy, and not a crisis service
The Parent Stress Management ("Calm-Down Session") tool offered to members is a fixed, pre-written, ~15-minute guided self-help exercise (breathing, grounding, reflection, and planning a next step). It is not therapy, counseling, coaching, or any form of professional mental-health treatment, and nothing in it is generated or reviewed by a person on our team or by artificial intelligence in real time. If you or your child are ever in danger or in crisis, do not rely on this tool — contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-422-4453), local emergency services, or another appropriate emergency resource instead; the tool displays these resources, but using the tool itself does not connect you to any of them.
A child profile you create is a private, optional history and insights view built from information you provide (an age range, notes, linked quiz results, and Calm-Down Session content). It is not a clinical or diagnostic profile of your child, it does not replace an evaluation by a qualified professional, and as of this writing it does not personalize or change how your AI-generated quiz reports or Calm-Down Sessions are produced.
2. Who can use the Service
The Service is intended for use by adults (parents, guardians, and other caregivers) answering questions about a child in their care. It is not directed at, and should not be used directly by, children. You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your jurisdiction) to make a purchase. Creating an account requires you to affirmatively confirm you are the parent or legal guardian of the child(ren) you add, and that you are 18 or older.
3. Accounts and the information you provide
The Service does not require you to create an account. You're responsible for the accuracy of the answers, age range, and any email address you choose to provide. Don't submit information about anyone without a lawful basis to do so, and don't use the Service to harass, evaluate, or make decisions about a child in a way that isn't in that child's best interest.
4. Payments, pricing, and refunds
Taking a test and seeing your instant snapshot is free. Some parts of the Service require a payment, processed securely through PayPal: the full personalized report (a one-time unlock from $1.99), the Deep Dive ($2.99), lesson tracks, point packs, and the optional Pro subscription described below. Current pricing is shown before you pay. Payments are for access to digital content that is delivered immediately upon purchase; because of that, purchases are generally final and non-refundable, except where required by law or at our discretion on a case-by-case basis. If something went wrong with your purchase, contact us at support@mykidisbad.com and we'll do our best to make it right.
5. Report access and expiration
Reports are available at a private link for a limited time (currently 48 hours) after your test unless you save them. If you'd like to keep a report longer, you can enter your email to save it indefinitely, free of charge. We're not responsible for reports that expire because they weren't saved in time.
6. Intellectual property
The Service, including its design, text, quiz content, and software, is owned by us or our licensors and protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You may use your own report for personal, non-commercial purposes (including printing or saving it as a PDF for yourself), but you may not copy, resell, or redistribute the Service itself.
7. AI-generated content
Report explanations and suggestions are generated using artificial intelligence based on the answers you provide. AI-generated content can be wrong, incomplete, generic, or occasionally strange — treat it as a conversation-starter and a prompt for your own reflection, never as a source of truth about your child.
Some content in your member dashboard — including the "Topic Guides" reference-guide library available under Guides — is drafted with the help of artificial intelligence or adapted from our own existing published content, as part of a system that keeps it up to date on its own. Regardless of how a Topic Guide was drafted, a member of our team reviews and approves it before it's published — nothing reaches you automatically. Like any content on the Service, treat it as general information, not professional advice (see Section 1).
8. Disclaimer of warranties
The Service is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We don't guarantee the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any report will be accurate, complete, or useful for your situation.
9. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, MyKidIsBad.com and its operators will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of data, arising out of or related to your use of the Service — including any decision made or action taken in reliance on content from the Service. Our total liability for any claim relating to the Service will not exceed the amount you paid us, if any, in the 12 months before the claim arose.
10. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, damages, or expenses arising from your use of the Service or your violation of these Terms.
11. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The "last updated" date above will reflect the most recent changes. Continuing to use the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.
12. Your privacy rights
How we collect, use, and protect your (and your child's) information, and how to access, export, correct, or delete it, is covered in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy — including instant self-service tools at Privacy & Data (if you have an account) or Your Privacy Choices (if you don't).
13. The Community Hub: what it is
The Community Hub (the "Hub") lets signed-in members share stories about parenting challenges, reply to other members' stories with what helped them, post short comments, react, follow topics and members, and keep a public community profile. Reading the Hub is free; posting, replying, commenting and reacting may require an active Pro membership. Everything you post to the Hub is "Member Content." Member Content is written by members, not by us, and we do not endorse or verify it.
14. Community Guidelines are part of these Terms
Our Community Guidelines are incorporated into these Terms. Before you first post, reply or comment we ask you to read and accept them, and we ask again if they change materially. In short: be kind; no bullying, harassment, shaming or put-downs; no fighting, threats or hostility; no cursing, slurs or hate speech; no sexual or graphic content; no spam, advertising or repeated posts; and no personal information or links. If the Guidelines and these Terms conflict, the stricter rule applies to your conduct in the Hub.
15. Content restrictions and automated checks
You agree not to post Member Content that: (a) bullies, harasses, demeans or targets any person, including any child; (b) contains profanity (including disguised or partial profanity), slurs or hate speech; (c) threatens or encourages violence, or picks fights with other members; (d) is sexual, graphic or otherwise not suitable for a family audience; (e) reveals personal information about you, your child or anyone else, such as real names, schools, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, social-media handles, photographs of children or links; (f) is spam, promotion, solicitation or copied in bulk; (g) gives medical, legal or safety-critical advice as if it were professional advice; (h) infringes anyone's intellectual property or privacy; or (i) is unlawful or encourages unlawful conduct.
To help you follow these rules we run automated checks on Member Content before it is posted, including stories, replies, comments and community-profile text. Automated checks are imperfect: they can miss things and occasionally flag something innocent. If a check blocks your text you will be told what to change. Passing a check does not mean content complies with these Terms, and we may still remove it. Our staff may review Member Content, reports and blocked-attempt logs (which record the category of the problem, not your text) to enforce these Terms and keep members safe.
16. Reporting content
Any member can report a story, reply or comment from the Report control next to it, choosing a reason and optionally adding a note. Reporting is free and confidential; we do not tell the author who reported them. Content that receives reports from three different members is hidden automatically pending review. Please report in good faith: knowingly false or abusive reports, or coordinated reporting to silence a member, may themselves be treated as a violation. To report something urgent that is not in the Hub, email support@mykidisbad.com.
17. Moderation and enforcement
We may, at our discretion and without prior notice, review, edit, decline, hide, remove or restore any Member Content; refuse or delay publication of a story; and restrict, pause or end a member's ability to post or use the Hub, or their account. Typical steps include: a notice that content was removed; a "strike" for violations; an automatic posting pause (currently 24 hours after three strikes within 30 days, 7 days after five, and 30 days after eight); and, for serious, dangerous or repeated violations, permanent removal. A pause never blocks your ability to read, use your account, or use paid content you have already purchased. We may act immediately and skip earlier steps where safety requires it. Decisions are made by us in good faith; if you believe we got it wrong, contact us and a person will review your request.
18. Your Member Content: ownership and license
You keep ownership of what you post. By posting Member Content you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable license to host, store, reproduce, adapt (for example, to shorten, format or translate), display and distribute it in and in connection with the Service, including showing it to other members and featuring it (for example, as a "Story of the day" or staff pick). Stories are shown under an anonymized name, not your real name or email. You represent that you have the right to post what you post, that it is truthful to the best of your knowledge, and that it does not violate these Terms or anyone's rights. If you delete your account we delete or de-identify your Member Content as described in our Privacy Policy, except that replies and comments other members have already relied on may remain in anonymized form where the law permits.
19. Children's privacy and safety in the Hub
The Hub is for adults. Never post your child's name, school, location, photographs or any information that could identify a child or family. You are responsible for describing your family's situation in a way that protects your children's privacy. Do not use the Hub to seek or share content that sexualizes, endangers or exploits a child. We report suspected child exploitation to the appropriate authorities as required by law.
19a. Life Hacks and photos
Pro members can share a Life Hack with up to 3 photos, and members can vote on hacks. Life Hacks are Member Content and follow the same rules as everything else in the Hub. Do not upload photos of other people's children, and do not include faces of children who are not yours, names, school or address details, license plates or other personal details in a photo or caption. Photos you upload are resized, and location data (such as GPS information) is removed before they are shown. We may remove any photo or hack that breaks these rules.
20. Problem categories, notifications and resources in stories
You can choose up to five everyday challenges for each child on your profile. We use these choices, together with the topic of stories other members share, to suggest relevant stories and to send you in-app (and, if you enabled them, push) notifications inviting you to read or reply. You can switch these notifications off at any time in your profile (Kids tab). Your child's challenges are private to you: they are not displayed to other members and are used only to match you with relevant stories. When you reference a recipe, printable, guide or lesson in a story, we display a link to it; the linked content remains subject to its own access rules (for example, some content may require Pro).
21. Points, shop items and cosmetic rewards
Community points, badges and cosmetic items have no cash value, are not property, cannot be transferred or redeemed for money, and may be adjusted, expired or removed if earned through abuse, spam, fake activity or a violation of these Terms. We may reverse points and rewards earned from content that is removed.
Point packs. You can earn points by taking part, or buy a point pack as a one-time purchase through PayPal. Purchased points have no cash value, cannot be refunded, transferred or exchanged for money, and all point purchases are final except where the law requires otherwise. Points can be spent in the Shop (Pro), to unlock lesson tracks, on custom printables, on raffle tickets and on streak freezes. The things points can buy may change over time.
Lesson tracks. Buy Lessons tracks are one-time unlocks you pay for with points. They are separate from Pro, and lesson 1 of every track is free to try. Advanced Training lessons are a different product: lesson 1 of each track is free and lessons 2 to 5 are part of Pro.
21a. Levels, XP and profile rewards
Levels, XP, points, rooms and badges are part of how the Service is presented; they have no cash value, are not property, and may be changed, rebalanced, reset or removed as the Service evolves, including to correct abuse or errors. We may offer coins for finishing your profile or other activities; amounts can change, each reward is paid once, and we may reverse rewards earned through abuse or errors.
Parent Tips, Learning Circles and Elder Circle. Tips, circle names, check-ins and any other text you post there are Member Content under sections 14 to 19: the Content restrictions, reporting, moderation and license terms apply, you must accept the Community Guidelines before posting, and we may hide or remove content or limit posting. Other members' tips and check-ins are personal experiences, not professional advice. Poll results show what members chose, not what is correct or safe for your child.
Guidance, not diagnosis. Quizzes, reports, the Growth Path, the Situation Coach, guides, tips and circles offer general parenting guidance and reflections only. They are not medical, psychological or legal assessments or diagnoses, are not a substitute for a qualified professional who knows your child, and should not be relied on to decide on treatment or to delay seeking professional help. See section 1.
22. Memberships and subscriptions
Pro membership is a recurring subscription billed through PayPal until you cancel. Pricing: your first 30 days cost $14.99; after that the subscription automatically renews at $24.99 per month (plus any applicable tax) until you cancel. Cancel at least a day before a renewal date to avoid being charged for the next period. You can cancel any time from your account; cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period and we do not provide partial-period refunds except where required by law. Features, prices and limits may change with notice. Free trial. Every new account can start one free Pro trial (currently 24 hours, no card needed). The trial is limited to one per person and ends on its own, with nothing to cancel and no charge; you then return to the free plan unless you choose to subscribe. Some Hub features (posting, replying, commenting, reacting, Coffee Chats and Life Hacks) require an active Pro membership; if your membership ends, your existing Member Content may remain visible but you will not be able to post new content.
23. Copyright complaints (DMCA)
If you believe Member Content infringes your copyright, send a notice to support@mykidisbad.com that identifies the work and the material, gives your contact details, states your good-faith belief that the use is not authorized, and states under penalty of perjury that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for them. We may remove the material and terminate repeat infringers.
24. Not emergency, medical or professional help
Replies from other parents are personal experiences, not professional advice. The Hub is not monitored in real time and must not be used for emergencies. If a child or anyone is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency number. In the U.S. you can call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Posts that describe a crisis may be shown a support notice. Nothing in the Hub creates a professional relationship between you and us or any other member.
25. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Reach us at support@mykidisbad.com.