How we write our guides
YoungPlanet publishes guides to help parents and carers pass on useful children's things, find items another family no longer needs and understand our optional membership. The YoungPlanet byline identifies the organisation publishing the guide. It does not imply that an independent specialist has reviewed every article.
Sources and factual claims
We link to relevant primary sources such as GOV.UK, the NHS, the Baby Bank Alliance and individual organisations' own guidance. Readers should check the linked source for current product-specific, referral or eligibility information. A general sharing guide is not a substitute for specialist advice or manufacturer instructions.
Product information should match the current service. Public product facts identify the source and date of published membership information. Retailer offers and individual listings can change, so the app and the relevant provider's terms remain the place to check an actual offer.
Practical examples and images
Worked examples are labelled as illustrative when they do not describe a real listing. Replace their details with facts about your own item. We do not present an example as an available offer or claim it achieved a particular response rate.
Our guides use original branded illustrations, including AI-assisted artwork. These pictures explain an idea; they are not photographs proving a family's experience, an item's condition or an environmental outcome. The founders' photograph on About is an existing YoungPlanet photograph.
Real stories and photographs should be used with permission and accurate attribution. We do not create fictional author biographies, reviews or testimonials to make a guide appear independently reviewed.
Publication and updates
Articles display their publication date. A changed date should reflect a substantive update, not a change made only to make an unchanged guide appear fresh. Sources, examples and product instructions should be checked when a guide is materially revised.
YoungPlanet is the publisher when a guide explains or compares YoungPlanet with other services. Comparisons should use dated checks of those services' own information and explain relevant limitations, rather than claim one service suits every family.
Corrections
Email info@youngplanet.com with the page URL, the statement you are querying and a supporting source where possible. Do not send another family's private details or a collection address. For an account, listing or payment issue, use our contact information and FAQs.