Terms of use.

Using the site

From Little Onward is run by Matthew McArthur. By using the site you agree to these terms and to our privacy policy. The site is for adults: parents, caregivers, and the professionals who work with families. Children may use Tallykin and the Arcade only with a parent or caregiver.

Educational, not clinical

Everything on this site, including the classes, articles, tools, and Ask the research, is general education about child development. It is not medical, psychological, or legal advice, and it is not a screening, evaluation, or diagnosis of any child. Nothing here creates a clinician, therapist, or attorney relationship with you.

Every child develops differently. If you are worried about your child’s development, talk to your pediatrician or contact your state’s early intervention program; you can contact it yourself, and you don’t have to wait. In an emergency, call 911. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988. For a possible poisoning, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222.

Articles about early intervention, special education, and family policy explain how the rules generally work. They are not legal advice about your situation.

Ask the research

• Answers are written by an AI model. They can be wrong or incomplete, so check the sources shown with each answer, and use your own judgment.
• It gives general information. It cannot assess your child, and it is not counseling or therapy.
• Do not use it in an emergency.
• Please leave out names and other details that could identify your child.
• Free use is limited to a few questions a day. We may change the limit or pause the tool to keep it working for everyone.

Our content

The classes, lessons, scripts, videos, articles, tools, illustrations, and printables on this site belong to From Little Onward or are used with permission. You may use them for yourself and your household, and you may print the printables for your own family or a caregiver. You may not copy, resell, republish, or share them publicly, or use them to train AI models, without our written permission. If you work with families and want to use them with your program, ask us.

Fair use of the site

Please do not try to get around access controls or usage limits, scrape or bulk-download the site, interfere with how it runs, or share your account with people outside your household.

Other websites

We link to research, public agencies, and other resources. We are not responsible for what other websites say or do.

No guarantees

We work hard to keep the site accurate and running, but we provide it as it is, without warranties of any kind. Research changes, and we cannot promise any particular result for your child or family. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or consequential losses from using the site, and our total liability to you is limited to the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim.

Changes

We may update these terms. When we do, we will change the date at the top. If you keep using the site after a change, the new terms apply.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Questions

Ask through the contact page.