CREATED BY MOMS.
FOR FAMILIES.
TO PROTECT CHILDREN.
WHY HAYDEN EXISTS
By age 3, a child’s brain is 80-90% of its adult size, shaped by every moment, every caregiver. Those early experiences don’t just influence who kids become—they define it. The truth is, we’re all shaped by our early caregivers, often carrying patterns or traumas we don’t see until later. Too often, we parent like our parents did or swing hard the other way, unintentionally passing those cycles to the next generation.
At Hayden, we believe there’s a better way. What if parents and caregivers felt prepared, confident, and less anxious? What if we could pass on less trauma and more intentional, grounded care? When adults around children are equipped with evidence-based knowledge, they create safe spaces for exploration, learning, and maybe even changing the world.
THE UNIVERSAL PARENTING MOMENT
That moment when you hold your baby and think, “Can I do this?”—we’ve all been there. As a mom from California and now in Brooklyn, raising my IVF babies amidst the chaos, I’ve felt the love, the fear, and the endless question: Can I trust anyone to keep my kids safe? From teenagers watching infants at hotels to staff clueless about allergies, and searching for ways to refrigerate my breastmilk, I realized no one was considering me or my kids.
For generations, parents had their village. Today, that "village" is Facebook groups full of strangers with conflicting advice, peppered with minutes with your pediatrician. We're isolated from traditional community and paralyzed by the anxiety of doing it "wrong." Parents today are drowning in information but starving for answers.
The reality: Guidelines change monthly. Expert advice contradicts itself. Fear pervades every decision, and parents police each other instead of offering support.
Hayden is the standardization, the foundation of understanding I needed. Born from my pandemic pod school, where vulnerability met expertise, it’s a lifeline for parents, nannies, and businesses. Rooted in child development research, evidence based knowledge and community wisdom, it equips everyone caring for kids with the skills to nurture safely—from safe sleep to emergency response. No more guessing, no more late-night worries. Hayden ensures everyone is prepared, so you can exhale and love with intention.