Pilot Program · Ages 0–5

The First Scientifically
Validated Parent-Child
Connection Checkup

Personalized report in 24-48 hours.

Powered by the Welch Emotional Connection Screen · Developed at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Mother and child connecting
Peer-reviewed science from Columbia University
HIPAA-compliant · 256-bit encrypted
Reviewed by credentialed connection specialists
Results in 24–48 hours

The earliest years of your child's life are when emotional connection matters most shaping the brain, the nervous system, and the capacity for lifelong health. Decades of science made this measurable. OurConnect makes it personal and actionable.

Every connection can grow

The Connection Checkup is for every family.

You want to understand your child more deeply

Connection is measurable now. The checkup gives you a clear, science-backed window into your relationship, with specific ways to strengthen it.

You're navigating a challenging season

Premature birth, behavioral questions, developmental concerns the WECS was built in the NICU. Wherever you are, you are not alone and connection can always grow.

You want to grow, not just show up

Good parenting isn’t a destination. The checkup turns intention into action, giving you a concrete, science-backed picture of what’s already strong and the one or two things most worth nurturing next.

The process

How the Connection Checkup works

Simple steps. No clinic visit. No judgment.

1

Upload 3-minute video

Face-to-face with your child, no toys, just the two of you. We guide you exactly how.

2

Complete the reflection

15 questions about your emotional connection completed right after your video

3

Expert review

Credentialed connection specialists score your video using the WECS protocol

4

Your report arrives

Personalized Connection Snapshot Report in 24–48 hours

Your family's privacy is sacred to us

Every video is transmitted and stored in a HIPAA-compliant environment using 256-bit encryption. Your footage is never sold, shared, or used for any purpose outside your assessment. Only credentialed connection specialists who have signed confidentiality agreements view your video.

HIPAA compliant 256-bit encryption Never sold or shared Credentialed connection specialists
Science of connection

Understand what drives your child's wellbeing

Short video series from the researchers and clinicians behind the science, made accessible for families.

What is emotional connection
4 min
Episode 1
What is emotional connection and why does it matter?
Dr. Martha G. Welch · Columbia
The nervous system and parent-child connection
5 min
Episode 2
The nervous system and the parent-child connection
Autonomic co-regulation explained
Connection is a state not a trait
4 min
Episode 3
Connection is a state, not a trait and it can change
The Relational Health Index explained
From NICU to preschool
6 min
Episode 4
From NICU to preschool what the research shows
FNI trial · Science Translational Medicine

Explore the Connection Library →

Sample only your report reflects your unique WECS evaluation

Sample report

Your Connection Snapshot

Scores across four WECS dimensions. Specific moments from your interaction. Personalized tips grounded in peer-reviewed science.

Behind every report is a trained connection specialist carefully observing and coding your interaction.

Not a diagnosis. Not a judgment. A starting point and a roadmap forward.

Simple pricing

Your checkup, your report

One straightforward price. No subscriptions, no surprises.

Pilot checkup
$39
One Connection Snapshot Report
✓3-minute video upload
✓WECS reflection survey
✓Connection Snapshot Report
✓Personalized guidance tips
✓Results in 24-48 hours
What parents are saying

Real families, real results

I had no idea there was a way to actually measure something I felt but couldn’t put words to. The report gave me language for what I was already doing well, and one concrete thing to try that made a real difference within days.
Marisol Torres  ·  Mom of a 14-month-old, Denver
After our son's early NICU stay I spent two years wondering if we had truly reconnected. Seeing it measured, and seeing how strong our score was, felt like putting down something heavy I didn't know I was still carrying.
David and Priya Krishnamurthy  ·  Parents of a 3-year-old, Austin
I came in thinking everything was fine and left knowing my daughter in a way I hadn’t before. This is the kind of insight no pediatrician visit has ever given me, and I’ve been to a lot of them.
Jennifer Reyes  ·  Mom of a 4-year-old, Portland
Common questions

We thought you might ask

We ask you to hold your child on your lap or position yourselves face-to-face no toys, no distractions, just the two of you. Talk to them, make sounds, touch their face, sing, or simply be present together. We guide you exactly how beforehand. The most meaningful data comes from these unscripted moments of direct connection.
Only credentialed connection specialists who have signed confidentiality agreements ever view your video. It is transmitted and stored in a HIPAA-compliant environment with 256-bit encryption, and is never sold, shared, or used for any purpose outside your assessment.
No. Your Connection Snapshot is exactly that a snapshot in time, not a clinical judgment. It reflects what we observed in one interaction, designed to build awareness and guide action rather than to diagnose or label your child or your relationship.
Every score comes with specific strengths we observed and practical, science-backed ideas to try. Connection is not fixed it's a state that can shift and grow. That's the whole point of measuring it.
Your pediatrician assesses your child's individual development. OurConnect assesses the connection between you which is a different and equally important dimension of your child's health that routine checkups don't currently measure.

Take the first step toward
deeper connection

A short survey, a 3-minute video, and a report that could change how you see your relationship with your child.