Reviews for The Observant Mom

I have been using the website and books since my son was born. They really are a fantastic resource. It is great to be able to now have all that information in a handy app that I can carry around with me.

Absolutely love this app. So so accurate for my 3yr old. Helps me understand exactly what is going on and what to expect. Great to refer to when I notice new behaviour

I've followed the website for a long while and find it really helpful. The app is great - same information in easy to access format.

The best follow on app after wonder weeks, the author is doing amazing work with child development. I find myself checking the app often to learn more about what my toddler is learning! Thank you!

So happy to have all this amazing info in an app, after having used the website for years. Looking forward to the 4 year milestones being added to the app in the new year.

My partner and I are so grateful for this app. We discovered it around the time our toddler was 2 yrs 9 mth during a particularly challenging time. It helped us see WHY the behaviors were happening, which has become a source of patience and understanding for us. We only wish we had found it sooner.

I love this app, so helpful for where my kiddo is at. it helps me understand her in greater detail and understand why things are the rougher at some points then others. it's like wonder weeks but extended! also the only app I have ever paid for and worth every penny!

I'm so glad I purchased this app! It has been SO useful in explaining the tricky behaviours our toddler displays in the context of why they are important for development. The app experience itself is simple, tidy and easy to navigate.

Parents of toddlers, this is the ONLY parenting app you need. Bold claim, but I tell folks that this is like a daily horoscope outlining your child's current obsessions and understandings. Right now Miss 3y9m is process orientated and into experiments and crafts and Miss 18m is clingy and following us into the toilet. Both points are mentioned! I love this app. It's honestly my most regularly checked app for my kids.

This app really helps, especially as an extension once the wonder weeks app ends. It is nice to see why my toddler is having the days he is having, and helps me be more understanding through the tantrums/meltdowns since I can see he's going through it via this app.

The detail and accuracy of Amber's (the observant Mom) work is incredible. The redzones of both my kids match up almost to the day every time. The app itself is easy to use and has a visually appealing layout.

Sanity saver is definitely a good description. I find it extremely helpful to know what behaviors are going to be presenting themselves that are developmentally normal and have a reason behind them. Helps me to keep my patience more because I can understand why she is doing certain things or research tips to help her handle the big emotions that they all deal with naturally. It helps me to look at it from a perspective of science and research so I can see it's all temporary and needed.

Perfect. Simple, clean, easy to navigate. The information on a child's milestones has been spot on. I have been using the website since my son was 18 months old and he's now 3 years 4 months. It really helps to know what's going on in his little brain!

This is super intuitive to use - put in your child(ren)'s due date(s) and off you go! I already know the content from the author's website so I know this is going to be incredibly useful and insightful while I watch my young children grow up. I thoroughly recommend this app and it is worth every penny.

Thanks so much for sharing your detailed understanding of child development. I genuinely feel like this app helps me to be more patient and understanding with my kids. Whenever I feel like my children are acting in a way that feels challenging, I turn to this app and it reassures me that everything is happening for healthy developmental reasons. It is unbelievable how accurate it is! This app goes up to 4 years old at the moment, but older ages are on the website. Tell your parent friends!

I like the app for checking where my babe is at and comparing my own experience with him to what the app says. It's nice having this in an app form. Plus I really like the lady that makes it, I follow her on Instagram and think her work & sharing is refreshing and helps me learn by observing. I don't mind that the info may be the same as her website (honestly didn't even know she had a website) because I know she is into coding and will most likely keep adding things as she comes up with them.

I have the book, which I love as a resource as well as the website. Scanning the website today I saw there is now an app so I immediately downloaded, so happy! Very simple calendar, love it. Great tool for helping me understand my toddlers development & "ooohh, that's probably why we're more grumpy/sleepy/etc"

We have been using the website for a while and super glad that the app is out. It is very simple and easy to use. Having wonder weeks for babies, we were left with a gap when the kids went past it. Observant mum has been spot on. The information is gold. Can't wait for the addition of 4 years, and perhaps expansion of features in the future.

Really informative app which gives so much more understanding to young children's behaviour in an easily understood format. Definitely more of a guide than a instruction manual though, I've found that though the order of milestones is pretty accurate, the timings haven't matched up for my son. There's a huge wealth of information here that could be studied further.

I've been using the website for a few years now so as soon as I saw the email about this app, I had to get it. My youngest turns 4 in 2 weeks, which is the current age cut off. But it does say more ages will be added when they're finalised. I've had a play with the app & it's super easy to use. It's now more like a follow on for The Wonder Weeks, which is every mum's survival guide! And much easier than having to negotiate the web page. Thanks for making this app! I look forward to age updates