Can I share a link to my free guide or tool?
No. The rules permanently ban you on a first offense for advertising, commercial content, or sharing external links.
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r/AgingParents rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/AgingParents: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 83,661
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Health and fitness communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Advertising and Commercial Content is Prohibited!: We are a community of folks dealing with aging parents, not a focus group or captive audience for marketing. This rule includes but is not limited to: links to Google Docs links to YouTube external links to your business/newsletter/blog "free" tools/guides surveys of any kind including student projects requests for information about what we would like to see in an app astroturfing If you break this rule, you will be permanently banned from this sub on first offense.
- No AI: We do not allow AI generated content or AI tools to be posted to this sub. Recommendations of AI, mentions of specific AI tools, and posts primarily about using AI will all be removed. Casual, generic discussion of AI is allowed in the comments if it is relevant to aging parents, but posts and comments primarily about AI and the mentioning of specific AI tools is not allowed. Advertising and/or surveys related to AI will continue to be flagged, removed, and the user banned.
- No harassment of any kind toward any individual or group.: Examples include but are not limited to name-calling, threats of violence, and trolling. Racist, sexist, ableist, homophobic, and transphobic content is specifically prohibited and ageist comments about parents will get you banned. ~~Zero politics.~~ (updated 4.5.2026. Politics are appropriate to discuss if it pertains directly to aging parents. If it's off-topic to the sub it will be removed.)
- Stay on topic: This sub is for the discussion of adults taking care of their elderly parents. It is not for the discussion of other family dynamic issues or app/product recommendations.
- Failure to Human: We are a community of folks dealing with aging parents and it *is* hard. Keep it civil here on the sub and remember the human.
Works well
- Share a personal caregiving experience with no links and no product mentions.
- Ask a genuine question about caring for an aging parent, with no survey and no app angle.
- Offer encouragement or practical advice in a comment thread based on your own experience, without naming any tool or service.
Avoid
- Posting links to your business, newsletter, blog, or external tools.
- Sharing Google Docs or YouTube links.
- Running surveys of any kind, including student projects.
- Asking what features people would want to see in an app.
- Mentioning specific AI tools or posting AI generated content.
- Discussing family dynamics unrelated to aging parents or pushing app and product recommendations.
What r/AgingParents Is For
This community is for adult children who are dealing with their aging parents. People come here to talk about the real experience of caring for elderly parents, and venting is allowed. The space is meant to stay focused on that caregiving experience, not on family drama, not on product talk, and not on marketing.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule called Advertising and Commercial Content is Prohibited! is the one that decides your fate here, and it comes with a permanent ban on the first offense. The No AI rule removes anything that mentions specific AI tools or is primarily about AI. The Stay on topic rule keeps the focus on adults caring for elderly parents and explicitly excludes app and product recommendations.
What To Post
There is very little room for a founder to post here in a marketing sense. The only honest path is to participate as a real person who is also dealing with an aging parent, and to keep every post strictly about that experience. If you have no personal caregiving story to share, the safest move is to read and not post. There is no version of a soft launch or value-first content post that fits these rules.
What To Avoid
Do not post any links to your business, newsletter, blog, Google Docs, YouTube, or external tools. Do not run surveys of any kind, including student projects. Do not ask what people would like to see in an app. Do not mention specific AI tools or post AI generated content. Do not push app or product recommendations, and do not bring up family dynamics that are not about caring for an aging parent. Harassment, name-calling, threats, and ageist comments about parents will also get you removed or banned.
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Common questions about r/AgingParents
Can I recommend my app or product here?
No. The community explicitly prohibits app and product recommendations as off-topic.
Is it okay to mention an AI tool that helps with caregiving?
No. Posts and comments primarily about AI, or that mention specific AI tools, are removed.
Can I run a survey to learn what caregivers want?
No. Surveys of any kind, including student projects, are prohibited and will get you banned.
What topics are actually welcome here?
Venting is allowed, but discussions about not wanting to care for a parent, other family dynamics, and app or product recommendations are off-topic.
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