Ages 0-3 are so important, and so challenging.

Growing-app is your no-nonsense, friendly and informative guide through postpartum and up to your child’s third birthday. The app provides answers to the majority of your parenting questions, but also supports your family’s parenting journey.

Getting information you can trust about postpartum, newborn and young child health, but also about the ups and downs of parenting a young child can be difficult – it seems like everyone is trying to sell you a product or service, or collect your data. Growing.app is different – owned and written non-profits that bring together independent experts, it beings together everything you need to know about you, your family and your health for the first three years of your child’s life, in an easy-to-understand, friendly format that encourages you to choose what’s best for your family.

Written by
independent experts

Growing.app is the result of a collaboration between parents’ groups and independent health practitioners, breastfeeding specialists, psychologists, doulas, parenting experts, babywearing and car seat experts. The information in the app is based on the highest level of evidence and best practice and tips and tricks provided by parents who have been there, with no commercial interests involved.

Special content and app pairing with dads and co-parents

Co-parents, dads and support persons also need support and information and support, which they can find in Growing.app. This app offers users the ability of syncing apps with a co-parent and the ability to share certain information. You can un-link at any time.

Features that make Growing.app a one-stop-shop parenting app:

  • Family sync

  • Growth tracking

  • Diaper and feeding trackers

  • Photo album

  • Informative articles on topics depending on your child’s age, at first appearing every week, and later every month.

Who is behind Growing.app?

Growing was developed by five leading European parents’ non-profits and financed through an Erasmus+ project financed by the European Commission, and all the content available is free. The app is fully independent and non-commercial – your data is safe and your app experience will never be interrupted with ads.

The app will be updated as new funding becomes available, and include the features you tell us you need – leave us a comment about your experience and help us make Growing.App better!

Health professionals who have the knowledge and experience to assist young families and you should consult them with any concerns and questions you may have. Growing.app is not intended for medical use or to replace the advice of a licensed midwife or physician. Information is provided on a general information basis and is not a substitute for personalized advice from a health professional. Roda – Parents in Action and its partners disclaim any liability for decisions you make based on information in the app.

Sponsors

Growing.app is the result of a collaboration between leading parents’ groups in Croatia (Roda - Parents in Action), the Czech Republic (Aperio), Spain (Adresam), Hungary (KNE) and Slovenia (Rumina) together with independent midwives, psychologists, doulas, babywearing and car seat experts. The information in the app is based on the highest level of evidence and best practice and tips and tricks provided by parents who have been there, with no commercial interests involved.

This application has been funded with support from the European Commission (Erasmus+). Other financial support was provided by: the City of Zagreb and the Croatian Government Office for Cooperation with NGOs.

This application reflects the views only of its authors - the Commission and other funders cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.