diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/+layout.svelte
index 59a3579..024f41b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/[fam]/+layout.svelte
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@
 	let session = $state<Session | null>(data.session);
 	let isParent = $state(data.isParent);
 	let role = $state(data.role);
-	let isDemo = $state(data.demoMode);
+	// Demo UI restrictions apply only inside the demo family itself — the
+	// global `demo` flag must never degrade real families (setting it in
+	// prod once hid every fam's dashboard + settings links).
+	let isDemo = $derived(
+		!!data.demoMode && (page.data.famSlug ?? page.params.fam) === 'showboaters'
+	);
 	let famName = $derived(
 		famStore.initialized ? (famStore.fam as any)?.name || page.params.fam : page.params.fam
 	);