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Hi everyone! I’m Kelsey — a pediatric OT and mom of two — and over the last several months I’ve been working on a web-based tool called Growing Balanced that’s designed to help families with routines, emotional regulation, transitions, sensory needs, and everyday overwhelm.

As both a therapist and parent, I kept feeling like there wasn’t one simple place where families could organize visual schedules, sensory supports, calming strategies, rewards/motivation, and flexible routines in a way that actually felt doable in real life. So I finally decided to try building it myself.

The crazy part is that advances in AI and technology honestly made that possible for me. I’m not a traditional developer, and a year ago I never would’ve believed I could actually create something like this.

The app includes things like:
- visual schedules
- sensory and calming activity ideas
- regulation supports
- rewards/motivation systems
- kid-friendly routines
- flexible schedule options for real family life

A lot of it is especially helpful for kids with ADHD, autism, sensory differences, anxiety, or big emotions — but honestly many of the tools can help any family create a little more structure and less stress.

Right now it’s completely free because I’m still testing, improving features, and trying to figure out what families actually want and need. Someday I’d love if it could become something financially sustainable, but for now I’m mostly just hoping people will try it and tell me honestly:
- Is this useful?
- What would make it better?
- What features would actually help your family?

If anyone wants to check it out or give feedback, I’d genuinely appreciate it so much.

Let me know when I’d be happy to show the information with you

Thanks for reading ❤️

Hi everyone! I’m Kelsey — a pediatric OT and mom of two — and over the last several months I’ve been working on a web-based tool called Growing Balanced that’s designed to help families with routines, emotional regulation, transitions, sensory needs, and everyday overwhelm.

As both a therapist and parent, I kept feeling like there wasn’t one simple place where families could organize visual schedules, sensory supports, calming strategies, rewards/motivation, and flexible routines in a way that actually felt doable in real life. So I finally decided to try building it myself.

The crazy part is that advances in AI and technology honestly made that possible for me. I’m not a traditional developer, and a year ago I never would’ve believed I could actually create something like this.

The app includes things like:
- visual schedules
- sensory and calming activity ideas
- regulation supports
- rewards/motivation systems
- kid-friendly routines
- flexible schedule options for real family life

A lot of it is especially helpful for kids with ADHD, autism, sensory differences, anxiety, or big emotions — but honestly many of the tools can help any family create a little more structure and less stress.

Right now it’s completely free because I’m still testing, improving features, and trying to figure out what families actually want and need. Someday I’d love if it could become something financially sustainable, but for now I’m mostly just hoping people will try it and tell me honestly:
- Is this useful?
- What would make it better?
- What features would actually help your family?

If anyone wants to check it out or give feedback, I’d genuinely appreciate it so much.

Website: www.growingbalanced.com

Thanks for reading ❤️

Hi everyone! I’m Kelsey — a pediatric OT and mom of two — and I recently built a web-based app called Growing Balanced that’s focused on helping families with routines, emotional regulation, sensory support, and daily schedules for kids.

Honestly, one of the wildest things to me is how much AI and technology have progressed even in just the last year. I’ve had this idea in my head for a long time, but I’m not a traditional developer and never thought I’d actually be able to build it myself. With the help of newer AI tools, I finally decided to just go for it.

The app is designed to help parents create visual schedules, sensory routines, regulation supports, rewards/motivation systems, and more — especially for kids who struggle with transitions, dysregulation, ADHD, autism, sensory processing challenges, or just needing more structure and predictability in their day. A lot of the ideas come directly from things I use both professionally as an OT and personally as a parent.

Right now it’s completely free while I test things, gather feedback, and figure out what’s actually useful for real families. Eventually I’d love for it to become something sustainable financially, but at this stage I’m honestly just trying to learn:
“Would people actually use something like this? What would make it genuinely helpful?”

I’d truly love any feedback, advice, ideas, or even constructive criticism from this group — especially from parents who use tech tools with their families already.

Website: www.growingbalanced.com

Thanks for letting me share ❤️