diff --git a/src/components/ui/flexible-date-input.tsx b/src/components/ui/flexible-date-input.tsx
index 2c33bfbb..f47117d1 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/flexible-date-input.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/flexible-date-input.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import { format } from "date-fns";
-import { CalendarIcon } from "lucide-react";
+import { CalendarIcon, Info } from "lucide-react";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { DatePicker } from "@/components/ui/date-picker";
@@ -119,6 +119,25 @@ export function FlexibleDateInput({
     }
   };
 
+  const getPrecisionHelpText = () => {
+    switch (localPrecision) {
+      case 'exact':
+        return 'Use when you know the specific day (e.g., June 15, 2010)';
+      case 'month':
+        return 'Use when you only know the month (e.g., June 2010)';
+      case 'year':
+        return 'Use when you only know the year (e.g., 2010)';
+      case 'decade':
+        return 'Use for events in a general decade (e.g., 1980s). Enter any year from that decade.';
+      case 'century':
+        return 'Use for very old dates spanning a century (e.g., 19th century). Enter any year from that century.';
+      case 'approximate':
+        return 'Use when the date is uncertain or estimated (e.g., circa 2010)';
+      default:
+        return '';
+    }
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className={cn("space-y-2", className)}>
       {label && <Label>{label}</Label>}
@@ -181,6 +200,11 @@ export function FlexibleDateInput({
           </SelectContent>
         </Select>
       </div>
+      
+      <div className="flex items-start gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        <Info className="h-3.5 w-3.5 mt-0.5 flex-shrink-0" />
+        <p>{getPrecisionHelpText()}</p>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }