Co-parenting, made easier.
The calm, private app that helps separated and divorced parents raise their children together, with less stress. Messages, schedules, expenses, documents and your child's wellbeing, all in one safe place.
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Built in Ireland · Child-first · No data sold
It's not separation that harms children most. It's the conflict they sense.
Separation is hard enough. The day-to-day around the children shouldn't make it harder. Yet for many families it does: the message that lands wrong, the pickup that gets missed, the cost nobody agreed, the child quietly caught in the middle.
The research is consistent on this. ParenThing is built to take the heat out of the everyday, so the focus can stay where it belongs: on your child.
The everyday is where families struggle most.
Three numbers that shape why a calmer, shared space matters in Ireland.
One shared, private space for everything to do with your children.
Both parents see the same clear picture, so there's less to argue about and less to forget. Three things shape everything we build.
Child-first
The child's safety and wellbeing comes before either parent's convenience.
Safe by design
Private by default. Calm by design. And a clear record when you need one.
For every family
Separated, divorced, blended, or co-parenting from two homes.
Everything to do with the children, in one calm place.
Instead of scattered texts, email and WhatsApp, one shared place both parents can trust.
Calm messaging
One shared thread, with a gentle nudge that helps a message land the way you meant it, before it turns into an argument.
Child wellbeing check-ins
Children check in with how they feel. Both parents see a private mood trend over time, never the child's private words.
Shared calendar & handovers
Pickups, drop-offs, appointments and activities, with everyone on the same page. Children see only their own schedule.
Expenses & child support
Log shared costs, request and approve payments, and keep things fair and on the record.
Documents
Medical, school and legal papers, kept in one secure place both parents can reach.
Tasks & packing lists
So nothing important gets left behind between two homes.
Private child journal
Every child gets a space that is theirs alone, that only they can see.
Court-ready records
Invite a mediator or solicitor into a consent-based view, and create clear, timestamped records if communication ever needs review. What court-ready actually means.
See it before you download it.
Real screens from the app both parents share. Swipe through.
Your day at a glance
Schedule, messages and money for both homes, all caught up.
Calm messaging
A gentle nudge before a message lands the wrong way.
Shared calendar
Pickups, drop-offs and activities, with everyone on the same page.
Expenses, sorted
Shared costs logged, requested and approved, on the record.
Child wellbeing
A private mood trend both parents can see. Never the child's words.
Documents
School, medical and legal papers in one secure place.
Packing lists
Nothing left behind between two homes.
Know how your children are really feeling.
Children check in with how they feel. Both parents see a private mood trend over time, never the child's private words.
Daily mood check-in
A simple, child-friendly mood selector lets children show how they're feeling, without pressure or complexity.
Parent wellbeing dashboard
A private dashboard shows mood trends and weekly summaries, so small worries can be noticed early, while keeping children's words private.
Early concern alerts
When a mood pattern suggests something may be wrong, ParenThing sends a gentle alert. A chance to check in before a small worry grows.
Built with the families who need it.
Having a structured, neutral space made the hardest time in our lives so much more manageable, for us and for our kids.
Dublin
I only wish I'd had this when my daughter was younger. Every interaction would have been so much easier.
Cork
The communication tools alone would have made such a difference. They take so much of the stress out of every conversation.
Galway
Finally, one managed space for everything to do with the kids. I can keep communication where it belongs.
Belfast
Both parents stay informed about appointments, milestones, everything. No more missed messages or confusion.
Limerick
Real words from ParenThing families. Names are withheld to protect their privacy, the same way the app protects it.
Simple pricing. One subscription per family.
No duplication between parents: one simple subscription covers the whole family. Free to start; upgrade to Premium whenever you’re ready.
The essentials for staying organised.
- Up to 2 family members
- Secure messaging, 50 messages / month
- Shared calendar, tasks & packing lists
- Document storage (up to 5 files)
- Family journal
Everything, in one simple plan that covers both parents, with no double billing.
- Everything in Free, with no limits
- Covers both parents, one subscription per family
- Unlimited secure messaging with tone & moderation support
- Expenses, payments & maintenance tracking
- Mediation tools & optional child wellbeing check-ins
- Court-ready reports & secure document vault
- Priority support
We never sell your data. We never show ads.
Children's content is never used for profiling. ParenThing is built and hosted to a high standard, in line with GDPR.
No data sold. Ever.
Your family's information is yours. We will never sell it or use it for advertising.
Children's content protected
Children's content is never used for profiling or any purpose beyond their own experience.
GDPR compliant
Built and hosted to a high standard, in line with Irish and EU data protection law.
Three steps to a calmer everyday.
Set up your family
Add the children, invite the other parent, and set roles so everyone sees only what is right for them.
Move the everyday in
Messages, the calendar, costs and documents, all in one place instead of scattered across texts, email and WhatsApp.
Keep it calm and clear
Day to day runs with less friction, and you have a clear, fair record if you ever need it.
A consent-based, court-ready view for the professionals who support families.
ParenThing gives mediators, solicitors and family support workers a tailored view of a family's communication and records, with court-ready exports when they're needed.
Give your family a calmer way to co-parent.
ParenThing is live and free to start on Google Play. One private space for messages, schedules, money and records, covering both parents.
Or email us at support@parenthing.ie