Free Parent Tools
Practical Tools for Feeding, Speech, and Development
Calculators, lookups, trackers, and printables built from published guidance and North Carolina data. Each one lists its sources, works on any phone, and keeps your answers on your own device.
Weekly vs. Intensive Therapy Calculator
Compare weekly therapy with a 2-week intensive: total hours, weeks to the same hours, clinic trips, and drive time from 25 North Carolina towns.
In-Clinic or Teletherapy by Town
Pick your North Carolina town to see the drive to the Cornelius clinic, which services meet by teletherapy, and the local school and internet notes.
Feeding Evaluation Prep Kit
A printable prep kit for a baby or child feeding evaluation: a checklist built on 10 evaluation areas, a 3-day feeding log, and questions to ask.
Speech Sounds by Age Chart
Pick your child's age to see which English consonant sounds about 90% of US children produce by then, from a review of 15 studies and 18,907 children.
Tummy Time Tracker
Time tummy time sessions and see today's total toward the WHO's 30 minutes a day for babies not yet crawling. Free, private, saved only if you choose.
Bottle Nipple Flow Rate Finder
Look up the measured milk flow of 26 bottle nipples from a published lab study. Nipples sold as slow flow ranged from 4.9 to 15.1 mL per minute.
NC Kindergarten Start-Year Calculator
Enter a birthdate to see the first school year a child can start kindergarten in North Carolina (age 5 by August 31), plus CDC's 5-year milestones.
Tongue-Tie Release Planner
A printable planner for a baby or child tongue-tie release: questions for the release provider, a before-and-after feeding log, and aftercare notes.
Postpartum Support Resources
Free, confidential postpartum support: the 24/7 National Maternal Mental Health Hotline, Postpartum Support International, 988, and next steps.