Free on iPhone · Research-backed

Raising curious little minds from the very first day.

A free, calm app that starts before your baby arrives. Count down to the due date, celebrate every milestone, log each feeding, diaper, and nap, and set gentle reminders so the next one is never a guess. Follow a development plan built for their age, and raise them together with your partner in one shared family.

The Raising Intentionally home screen showing your baby's stage and milestones
7 stages · all tools · free
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Everything in the free app, with you through every stage.

Seven tools that work together, built to grow with your family from belly to age two.

Before baby

Start before they arrive

Add your pregnancy with a due date and follow the countdown. Get a head start on the plan so the first days feel calm and prepared, not chaotic.

Per child

Milestone tracker, for every child

Add every child you're tracking. Walk through 50+ research-backed milestones across seven stages, and add the moments that matter to you. 'First time petting a dog' counts.

In the app

The complete development plan

Seven stages, seven categories per stage. A calm, structured guide to focus, materials, and rhythms at each age, open in the app whenever life slows down.

Household checklist

Toy registry that grows with you

A shopping checklist of the 0 to 24 month toys we recommend. Mark what you own, see what you still need, keep a keepsake list of everything you've bought.

Day to day

A daily log for the little things

Track feedings, diaper changes, and sleep with a tap, filed under a calendar for each child. See the day at a glance and spot the rhythms as they settle in. No streaks, no guilt.

Never miss the next one

Reminders for feeds, diapers, and sleep

Set gentle reminders for each child and let your phone nudge you when the next feeding, change, or nap is due. Quiet notifications, on your schedule, no pressure.

Together

Invite your partner to the family

Share one family account so you and your partner see the same milestones, log, and plan. Everyone stays on the same page, whoever's on duty.

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Stages from 0 to 24 months

50+

Research-backed milestones

100%

Free, no card

“Never do for a child what he can do for himself. The extra five minutes it takes him to put on his shoes is the most developmental five minutes of his day.”

Maria Montessori
0–3 Months

The Nido: Newborn Wonder

  • Tummy time protocol (starts day 1)
  • Munari mobile setup guide
  • Daily rhythm template
  • Sensory narration scripts
6–9 Months

The Explorer Stage

  • Object permanence activities
  • Weaning table introduction
  • Crawling prep techniques
  • First practical life chores
18–24 Months

The Independent Mind

  • Morning independence routine
  • Tantrum prevention toolkit
  • STEM activities (age-exact)
  • Milestone checklist

Hundreds of hours of research, organized for you.

Seven developmental stages, seven categories of focus per stage. A calm, structured guide to what to do and what to look for at each age, open in the free app whenever you need it.

  • Physical milestones + tummy time by week
  • STEM activities for each age stage
  • Montessori home environment setup
  • Age-appropriate chores (yes, from 6 months)
  • Tantrum prevention research and tools
  • Curated toy lists by developmental stage

Your complete 0–24 month app.

Download the free app to count down to your due date, open the development plan, track milestones, and keep a daily log of feedings, diapers, and sleep with reminders.

  • Pregnancy tracker with a due-date countdown before baby arrives
  • The complete 0 to 24 month development plan, always open in the app
  • Milestone tracker for every child you add
  • A daily log for feedings, diaper changes, and sleep
  • Reminders and notifications for the next feed, change, or nap
  • Toy registry to mark what you own and what's left to buy
  • Invite your partner to the same family

Download the free app

Free on iPhone. No card required.

Black-and-white photo of a pregnant woman in a soft linen shirt, one hand resting gently on her belly, standing by a window.

Hi, I'm a soon-to-be mom going deep into the research before our first baby arrives.

I'm in my third trimester. The next few months will change everything, and I have spent most of this pregnancy reading: the Montessori method, child development research, STEM learning principles. What started as notes for our own family turned into something other parents kept asking to see.

This blog is that research, organized and made practical, written for the kind of parent I am about to become. No perfection here. Just honest, evidence-based preparation from someone counting the weeks alongside you.

Based in North Carolina. Currently in the third trimester.

Kristen
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