About PortraitTots

What it is

PortraitTots helps you notice six everyday things over a week, then turns what you saw into a portrait in your own words, grouped by four roots — ears, eyes, body and hands — with what your child loves first and what seems to help beside anything that is hard right now.

Why “right now”

Children move up and back down all the time — tired, hungry, new places. “Hard right now” describes this week, not who your child is.

What it is not

PortraitTots is not a screening or a diagnosis, and it gives no scores. If you have a concern about your child’s development, talk with your pediatrician or a child-development professional.

Privacy

Everything happens on this device. There are no accounts, no ads, and no tracking. Nothing you choose or type is saved or sent anywhere — when you leave the page, it is gone, unless you printed your card.

A note for grown-ups

PortraitTots is Developmental (FEDC-informed) — informed by the functional-emotional developmental-capacities tradition of thinking about individual differences and relationships. All the words here are our own; PortraitTots is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any organization or program in that tradition. It is a conversation starter, not an assessment, a diagnosis, or therapy.