The early years, gently.
Friendly, down-to-earth ideas for your child’s early years — matched to their age and the things your family cares about. Something to enjoy together, never a report card.
Free to begin · No credit card · Made in Australia
No child is ever “behind” here
Every child grows in their own time. Wattle works in gentle windows, not deadlines — you’ll find ideas to enjoy, never a checklist to fail. There’s no perfect parent, and no scoreboard.
How Wattle works
Set it up in a couple of minutes, then it quietly does the thinking.
Add your child
Just a first name, date of birth and a couple of basics — that’s all Wattle needs.
Choose your topics and style
Pick the areas you’d like ideas on, and tell us the kind of advice that suits your family.
Enjoy ideas, at the right time
Warm, age-matched suggestions appear when they’re useful — note the moments you love.
Little ideas, the kind you’d never think to look up
A taste of what’s inside — all of these are free to explore.
Make a "yes space"
One safe corner where you never have to say "no".
Notice more than you praise
Why "you stacked three blocks" beats "good job".
Ten minutes of "special time"
Ten daily minutes that can soften the whole day.
A few baby signs before words
Let your baby tell you "more" before they can say it.
Let them be a little bored
Boredom is where imagination begins.
A treasure walk
Turn an ordinary street into a science lesson.
Start free, unlock everything
Begin with a lovely free set of ideas. When you’re ready, Full access opens the whole library — 24 ideas across 10 areas, milestone “moments”, and every child in your family.
- 8 hand-picked ideas to enjoy
- One child’s profile
- Advice picked to match your family
- The complete library — all 24 ideas
- Every child in your family
- Milestone “moments” to look back on
- Every topic, gently, at the right age
A kinder way to walk through the early years
Join Wattle today — it’s free to begin, and it’s built to make you feel capable, not anxious.
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