Kids under 5.
You're in the
tender years.
The early years of parenting come with a mental load that never stops—and just when things click, a nap drops, a schedule shifts, and you're figuring it out all over again.
Tender Years makes it visible, so you can be present for what matters.
snacks for daycare
Running list
diapers
daycare waitlist
meal prep??
need to clean house
buy guest towels??
snacks for daycare
bring insurance card!!
who's going?
Running list
diapers
pediatrician
daycare waitlist
meal prep??
everything else...
“We just defaulted into who does what. It worked… until it didn't.
”
Too small for a calendar.
Too important to forget.
Caring for young kids runs on a thousand tiny routines—and most of them live in one parent's head. Tender Years gives them a home: structured enough to hold the week, flexible enough to bend when life does.
What it looks like with Tender Years
Who owns this?
4 of 12
Breakfast prep
Meals & Kitchen
Nina
Ari
Shared
Wednesday
The shape of your day
Breakfast prep
Nina
Morning routine
Ari
Pack diaper bag
Nina
Pack lunch + milk
Nina
Pediatrician 9am
Ari
SPECIALDaycare drop-off
Ari
Swapped from NinaDaycare pickup
Ari
Free play or reading
Ari
Dinner prep
Nina
Bath time
Together
Bedtime routine
Nina
Friday
Your tasks, right where you need them
Nap time
Nina
Family admin
Nina
3 tasksExercise
Ari
Family admin
March tasks
Schedule kid dentist
Nina
Renew car registration
ASAPNina
Daycare paperwork for fall
Nina
Review budget
Together
Every routine has an owner, a place in your week, and its own tasks—so it's all out of your head and you can focus on what matters, right when it matters.
Your shared rhythm for the tender years.
In practice
What changes
Morning
Monday morning. Nobody had to ask.
You open the app. Today's already shaped—drop-off, pickup, dinner, all accounted for. No “I thought you were doing that.” Just a calm morning with your kid.
Wednesday. Kid's sick.
Plans change—that's the whole point. Swap today's pickup with one tap. Tomorrow snaps back to normal. The week bends without breaking.
Quick swap
Special
Heads up
Sunday evening. Ten minutes that save the week.
Sit down together—or apart—and look at the week ahead. What worked, what didn't, what's coming. Ten minutes that replace a week of “can you just…” texts.
Tend to what matters.
Tender Years is in early access for families with young kids.