Parenting a toddler while juggling surgery, a startup, and a six-month-old is…a lot. There were nights when my son was screaming over bedtime or dinner and I found myself sneaking into the kitchen, typing frantic prompts into ChatGPT: “He’s jealous of the baby and throwing toys—what do I say right now?”
I was doing it so often that I realized I basically had an invisible parenting coach on call—if only I didn’t have to re-prompt from scratch every time.
So I pulled together the best of those AI prompts and responses, layered in evidence-based parenting strategies, and turned it into a structured guide for “big feelings” moments. From there, I used Gemini to draft the first pass of a site, then built a fully functional web app in Lovable (no coding) and wired it up to an OpenAI-powered chat coach.
That’s how BigFeelingsAI.com was born: a free parenting copilot with
ready-to-use scripts for ~12 common meltdown scenarios
a Calm Nights section that builds a bedtime routine for you
a “I’m losing it” button that walks you through a 10-breath reset with ambient ocean sounds
and a built-in chat coach that gives step-by-step, evidence-based responses in the moment.
It’s not a replacement for real parenting, but it is the tool I wish I had the first time my toddler melted down over the blue cup versus the red one. This is just a fun hobby project I made for myself, but I’m free, and I’m sharing it with anyone who needs that on-demand advice in a way that is actionable, easy, and evidence-based. If nothing else, check out the mini meditation “parent pulse” for when you need a “Time Out” yourself, in the right corner!
If you want the full behind-the-scenes on how I built it (prompts, tools, and all), I wrote it up here: “How I Use AI to Raise My Toddler”.
Try the site, use the chat coach next time you’re in the trenches, and let me know what works—or what you’d want it to handle next! If you are a paid subscriber and have other ideas for vibe coded landing pages, functional apps, clinical workflows and more, but aren’t sure where to start, send me a message and I’d love to work through it with you!
