A patented family well-being app helping busy parents build stronger bonds.

A young woman reads a message on her phone on a sunny college campus.

Open for a big decision

A smiling man in a video message.

There’s no perfect choice, just the one that feels right for you now. Trust yourself, make the move, and know we’re in your corner. 

Family On-Demand.Right when they need it.

Share personal stories, values, and advice in a searchable family library. Bring loved ones together to provide lifelong family support.

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Only 48%

of young adults say they know a parent very well…

Source: Pew Research Center, 2024. 1,495 U.S. adults ages 18 to 34.

Help them know the whole family.

Bring your family together to share stories, advice, encouragement, and personal messages. Build searchable family libraries and share messages that open when needed or on future dates you choose.

FAMILY STORIES, VALUES AND WISDOM.

Searchable Family Libraries

Build a searchable collection of your stories, values, advice, and everyday favorites. Your family can discover your answers whenever they want to know more about you.

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Explore Family Libraries

A LIFETIME OF FAMILY SUPPORT.

Family Well-Being Vault

Share personal messages of love, encouragement, and support. Open them anytime they're needed, or schedule them for birthdays, milestones, and special moments in the future.

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Explore the Vault

72%of parents with young children want more quality time together.

Source: New America, 2026 National Parent Survey. U.S. parents with children under age 6; n=5,472.

YOUR FAMILY LIBRARIES The silly favorites. The life lessons.

From funny favorites to meaningful stories and advice, capture what makes everyone unique in a searchable family library.

Explore Grandma Judy's library, then meet the rest of the family.

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Every answer reveals a little more of you.

From favorites to values to your philosophy on life, answer in video, voice, text, or a quick tap.

Library

Build your library

Grandma Judy
Family and memories

My funniest mix-up...

Family and memoriesVideo
Grandma Judy smiling in her kitchen, wearing a red bandana and denim jacket.
I thought I was muted...
Library

Build your library

Grandma Judy
Favorites and fun

Which is more you?

Coffee
Tea
Type your answer...
Lifetime WishesGrandma Judy
Grandma JudyMy Library
Favorites and fun
Grandma Judy smiling in her kitchen, wearing a red bandana and denim jacket.
My funniest mix-up...
I thought I was muted and told Pop-Pop his...
Nov 13, 2026Everyone
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Coffee or tea?
Coffee
Nov 11, 2026Everyone
Family and memories
A bowl of Judy’s homemade meatballs in tomato sauce, topped with Parmesan and basil.
What was your favorite meal growing up?
Sunday meatballs at my mother's table...
Nov 9, 2026Everyone
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What family saying do you still use?
If you can set the table for four, you can set it for one more.
Nov 8, 2026Everyone
HomeLibraryVault

YOUR FAMILY WELL-BEING VAULT For the big moments. And the ordinary ones.

Share love, advice, and encouragement for everyday support and life's important moments. Make messages available anytime or schedule them to unlock when they're needed most.

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Explore messages from Mom, Dad, and the rest of the family.

Open on a tough day

0:00 / 0:25

From Mom

Created Nov 5, 2026

Hi, Boo. You opened this message, so I'm guessing you're having a tough day. Just remember, you come from a pretty resilient family. And whatever you're going through right now... this too shall pass. I promise.

Family Well-Being Vault, screen 1 of 4

A message for exactly who needs it.

See what you've already created for the people you love.

Lifetime WishesMom
My Family Vault
To BarronA note for your first day of high school
Nov 12, 2026
To SophiaOpen the night before graduation
Nov 11, 2026
To ChrisThe many reasons I love you
Nov 10, 2026
From BarronThanks for the lopsided pancakes
Nov 9, 2026
From SophiaOpen when you miss me at college
Nov 8, 2026
Vault

Create a message

Mom
Connect
Open on a tough day
Hi, Boo. You opened this message, so I'm guessing you're having a tough day. Just remember, you come from a pretty resilient family. And whatever you're going through right now... this too shall pass.
Mom’s Schedule sheet with the Unlock date menu open and Today (unlocked) selected.
Lifetime WishesMom
My Family Vault
To BarronOpen on a tough day
Nov 13, 2026
To BarronA note for your first day of high school
Nov 12, 2026
To SophiaOpen the night before graduation
Nov 11, 2026
To ChrisThe many reasons I love you
Nov 10, 2026
From BarronThanks for the lopsided pancakes
Nov 9, 2026
From SophiaOpen when you miss me at college
Nov 8, 2026

Need help finding the words?

Start with a few thoughts. Optional AI writing help turns them into a draft you can edit until it sounds like you.

Kids who know more about their family's history tend to have higher self-esteem and feel more in control of their lives.*

*Duke, Lazarus & Fivush, Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 2008, 45(2), 268-272. Emory University Family Narratives Project. Correlational finding, not causal.

Read the research
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THE THINKING BEHIND EVERY MESSAGE

The 5-Touch Well-Being Framework

Inspired by research on happiness, emotional well-being, and the importance of human connection, our framework helps you create meaningful messages for the people you love.

  • Guide

    Share wisdom and life lessons.

  • Inspire

    Build confidence and offer encouragement.

  • Bond

    Share stories that bring you closer.

  • Whisper

    Express love in the little moments.

  • Connect

    Celebrate milestones and meaningful moments.

The Research Behind Our Framework ↓

Developed by Lifetime Wishes through years of independent research and inspired by findings on happiness, well-being, and human connection.

The 5-Touch Well-Being Framework was developed by Lifetime Wishes through years of independent exploration of published research on happiness, emotional well-being, and human relationships, including insights from the World Happiness Report.

These insights helped shape five ways families can share wisdom, encouragement, personal stories, expressions of love, and support during important life moments.

The framework is our own approach to making meaningful family communication easier and more intentional.

World Happiness Report

The words children hear from their parents become the voice they carry inside. Lifetime Wishes helps parents make that voice one of guidance, encouragement and love, ready whenever their child needs it.

Dr. Judith D'Angelo
Advisor, Child Development and Family Well-Being, Lifetime Wishes

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How it works

  1. Invite loved ones

    Invite your partner, children, family, and friends for free. Everyone can create and share their own personal libraries and Family Vault messages.

  2. Build your personal libraries

    Explore fun and meaningful prompts, from simple favorites like sweet or salty snacks to life lessons, personal stories, and deeper reflections. Answer with video, voice, or text. Even a sentence is enough.

  3. Share messages in your Family Well-Being Vault

    Our 5-Touch Well-Being prompts help you build a well-rounded Family Vault filled with guidance, encouragement, and love. Create messages that open now, when they're needed, or on future dates you choose. AI can help you find the right words and make them your own.

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ONE PLAN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

A place for the words you want them to have.

Invite the people you love to create their own searchable libraries of guidance, inspiration and the everyday things that make them who they are. Together, build your family's well-being vault with messages of love and support.

You review every message sent to your child and decide what stays.

  • Unlimited family & friends
  • Unlimited family libraries
  • Unlimited family vault messages

Start with a 5-Touch Well-Being Framework prompt.

Answer by video, voice or writing, with optional AI help to polish your words.

Your family's words are private.

You choose who can read your messages and library entries. The words you save are encrypted, and our admin and support tools can't show your private messages or library answers.

We never sell your personal information or use private family messages for targeted advertising.

Read our Privacy Policy
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Start before they arrive.

Promise your child a lifetime of you. Begin saving stories, advice and love now. As your child grows, they'll get to know you more deeply, with you always right in their pocket.

HOW IT CHANGES

Grows with your child.

You're in charge while they're young. As they grow, they can sign in and open what's waiting for them.

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Until 13

Children under 13 never log in. Their account lives in yours. You switch to their view. They can create and search Family Libraries, and open and send vault messages. You review and approve every message sent to them, and every message they send.

From 13

You can opt to let them have their own login to open what's waiting for them. You keep managing messages from other family members until they turn 18.

Always yours

Your words belong to you. Download them anytime, on any plan. If we ever close, you'll have 60 days to save everything.

Why it matters

Small, steady moments of connection help. That's what Lifetime Wishes is built for.

72%

lower odds of depression as adults for those who had the most positive childhood experiences, like talking with family about their feelings.

Bethell et al., JAMA Pediatrics, 2019. Adults with 6 to 7 vs 0 to 2 positive childhood experiences.

65%

of young people have searched online for a behavioral health topic.

Hopelab and Common Sense Media survey, 2024. U.S. ages 14 to 22.

34%

of U.S. teens say they at least sometimes get mental-health information from social media.

Pew Research Center, 2025. U.S. teens ages 13 to 17.

NEW RESEARCH

Children with more positive experiences, like a good relationship with a parent, were less likely to face depression or anxiety as young adults.

Murphy et al., American Journal of Psychiatry, 2026. 3,499 children followed to age 24.

STUDY SIZE

3,499

children followed to age 24

Questions before you start

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FOLLOW ALONG

Daily prompts for your family.

A new question every day, plus quotes, research and ideas for family time.

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What do you want them to hear?

Tell them something they'll carry for the rest of their lives.
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