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Adding child profiles for personalized devotionals

How ages, names, and personalities shape what gets generated.

Child profiles help Ponder tune language, examples, questions, and prayer prompts to the age of each child.

Keep profiles simple

Use a first name, nickname, or label your family already uses. Do not add full legal names, birthdays, school details, photos, medical details, or anything private that is not needed.

What changes in the output

Younger children get simpler language and concrete images. Older children and teens get more direct questions, self-examination, and room to connect the sermon to ordinary life.

Use it well

  • Use a first name, nickname, or simple label that helps you recognize the child.
  • Add age and ordinary discipleship context, but leave out school, medical, counseling, or family details Ponder does not need.
  • Review the devotional out loud before using it, because you know your child better than the draft does.

Child profiles should make the output more personal without making the account a place for sensitive family records.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a child profile to use Parent output?

Parent output works best with simple age-aware context, but adults remain responsible for reviewing and adapting the draft.

Review before using.

Ponder support articles describe the intended workflow. Generated output still needs human review before teaching, sharing, or using it with a child, student, group, or church.

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Ponder actual onboarding screen showing persona choices for parents, group leaders, kids ministry, youth ministry, individuals, and pastors.
Choose the setting

Actual onboarding screen where a user starts by naming the discipleship setting.

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Find practical help

Actual help center screen with searchable support before and after a first sermon.

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Pick the right plan

Actual pricing screen showing the free start, individual plan, and church plan.

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