What the words are
Short lines to say in a hard moment with a child aged 0 to 12, and words to repair afterward. They are written ahead of time and kept inside the app. Nothing is generated while you use it, nothing you type goes to an AI service, and the words work offline.
How a line is written
- Start from a real moment. Bedtime, getting dressed, leaving, a meltdown: a moment a parent has little time for.
- Draft with AI assistance. A first draft is written with AI tools, following the Right Words practice framework. Lines stay short. Your child’s side of a moment is always hedged (“maybe”), never stated as fact.
- Link it to references. An internal record ties the guidance to the sources below, for background.
- Review it. The founder reads the line and records a decision. The record names the reviewer, the date, the scope, and any conflict of interest.
Where this stands
The review is internal, not independent. The reviewer is also the author and the owner of the product. No outside pediatrician, psychologist, or child-development researcher has reviewed these words yet. We will not describe them as independently reviewed until that happens.
Review is tracked line by line. A newer line is a draft until its review is recorded. Until then the app does not present it as reviewed and holds back its line about your child’s side. Settings in the app, under About the content, says which words are still drafts.
Safety comes first
For hitting and biting, the app offers no Repair card and no practice. If what you type suggests someone may be hurt, it shows help instead of a card. Help in the app is free and works offline. It points to local services. It does not replace them.
Sources behind the principles
The full list of more than 200 references sits with the content record. These are the main ones, by kind.
- How to talk with children: Gordon Training International on I-messages(Parent Effectiveness Training) and the French “message-je”;Cartable CPSon I-messages in conflict; the Faber & Mazlish approach (How To Talk Workshops); the AHGCQ communication techniques;Naître et grandir; and Quebec’s educational program for childcare services (Accueillir la petite enfance). We cite them for ideas only and do not reproduce them.
- Pediatric and public-health guidance: American Academy of Pediatrics, HealthyChildren.org (for examplediscipline,tantrums, the Family Media Plan,talking about death); CDC Positive Parenting Tips,emotion coaching anddevelopmental milestones; the US Surgeon General’s advisory on social media.
- Parenting programs studied in research, as described by clearinghouses and their authors:Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, emotion coaching, and Collaborative & Proactive Solutions. Their evidence belongs to the programs, not to this app.
- Safety: CDC on protecting babies from shaking; AAP on a child thinking about suicide;StopBullying.gov;NCMEC’s CyberTipline;Childhelp; the World Health Organization’sguidelines on responding to abuse. Every help line in the app was checked on the service’s own site on October 18, 2026.
These sources inform the principles. They do not review, certify, or endorse Right Words, and they do not show that any particular words will work for your child.
What we do not claim
- We do not promise any result with your child. Children differ.
- We do not claim approval from any government or professional body.
- We do not offer medical, psychological, or legal advice.
- We do not reproduce Quebec’s official program or anyone’s curriculum.
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