Features · The science

What actually happens in your child's brain

DOSE is built around four neurochemicals — the same ones researchers point to when they talk about connection, confidence, and resilience.

Dopamine

Builds real confidence — through small wins your child earns themselves.

Oxytocin

Builds trust and security — through touch, closeness, and full attention.

Serotonin

Builds self-worth — through pride, purpose, and being truly seen.

Endorphins

Builds resilience — through movement, laughter, and shared joy.

What's in the app

A daily text for teens

120 ready-to-send messages for the ages when a conversation is harder to start than a text.

Dinner questions

100 conversation starters across five categories, for the twenty minutes you're all at the table.

Streaks with a grace day

Miss one day a week and your streak survives. Consistency, not perfection.

Your own activities

Add the things that already work in your family and they rotate in alongside the rest.

Notes you'll want later

Attach a memory to anything you complete. The Progress tab keeps the good ones.

Works offline, stays private

Everything lives on your phone. No account, no cloud, nothing to leak.

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Activities

120

Teen texts

4

Age ranges

2/day

Not overwhelming