October update: weekly plan, handover, reflection rounds and a safer Mila
What went into the app in the last weeks, what the beta families get for free, and what's next.
This is the first of the updates we'll post here whenever something real has shipped. No roadmap theatre: only what you can open in the app today.
Weekly plan and handover, for two households
The weekly plan is a routine per child: slots for homework, reading, sport, screen time, with a daily check mark and points if you want them. It knows week A and week B, so alternating weeks between two homes don't need a second plan. The handover is for the moment the kids change households: six short sections, a status, a reply from the other parent, and anything open carries over to the next one. Both are free, for both parents, in both homes.
Calendar in your own calendar app
Family events, tasks and the weekly plan can be subscribed to as a calendar feed in Google, Apple or Outlook. Read-only for now; two-way sync is on the list.
Thirteen reflection rounds at the table, free
«Rose, thorn, bud», «Feelings weather», «The mistake of the day», «Just as you are»: short rounds for dinner where everyone answers, parents first. They are the self-reflection game of the app and they stay free. New this month: three practices on the child you expected versus the child you have, and a round that praises being, not doing.
Up to five adults, points off for teenagers
A family can now have up to five adults: both parents, a new partner, a grandparent, a nanny. Points and chores can be switched off per child. A nine-year-old likes the chart; a fourteen-year-old gets tasks without stickers.
Mila, checked before she answers
Mila now answers from TrustParent's own content first. Every message is checked for signs of crisis before the model sees it, and the app shows helplines for 16 countries when needed. Every answer passes a safety check before it reaches you, and we run 42 attack cases in three languages after each change. We wrote more about this in «Why Mila is a tool, not the main character».
What's next
Payments (Plus stays free for beta families until the public launch in February 2027, then six months at half price), the app stores, push notifications on the phone, two-way calendar sync, and a child psychologist as advisor whose name goes on the site once she has said yes. If something here doesn't work for your family, write to hello@trustparent.io. Those mails get read by the two of us.
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