TinyFeelings - Emotional growth that grows with your child

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TinyFeelings recommends activities, toys, and books matched to your child's real social-emotional stage, using CASEL's 5-competency framework (the same one most school SEL programs use) instead of a generic age chart. No accounts, no behavior logging, everything stays on-device. Free on iPhone, with an optional premium toolkit for multi-child families.

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Hey PH 👋 — maker here. TinyFeelings is the third app in a small family I've been building: TinyMinds covers Montessori-style activities across 7 domains, TinyTales matches books to a kid's reading level and taste. TinyFeelings does the same thing for social-emotional development — but it needed its own taxonomy to earn a separate app, not just another tab. So instead of a generic "toddler tantrums" script, it's built on CASEL's five competencies (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision-making) - the same framework most school SEL programs use - adapted into 71 stage-banded milestones for ages 0–6, sourced from CDC, Zero to Three, and executive-function research. Two things I'd love feedback on: 1. The milestone-matching is stage-based, not age-based - a 4-year-old and a 5-year-old working on the same skill see the same picks. Does that read clearly in the UI, or does it need more explanation? 2. Recommendations blend the milestone target with a learned "regulation style" (movement / sensory / verbal / connection / solitude) — which kind of calming strategy actually works for your specific kid. Curious whether that personalization is obvious once you use it a few times, or feels invisible. Everything's on-device - no accounts, no behavior logging, status is a manual three-state toggle (Not yet / Working on it / Got it) you set yourself. Free to use, with an optional Premium tier for multi-child families.

love that it skips account creation and behavior logs entirely. the CASEL framework behind the recommendations feels way more grounded than the usual milestone charts, especially helpful when my kids are in totally different spots.