Circles are six or so parents dealing with the same thing, at the same stage, near enough to meet. We match you, then get out of the way.
Six parents, all dealing with after school. One WhatsApp group, one chat a month if the group wants it.
We email you an invite with a link to the group's WhatsApp. You join when you're ready, or not at all.
Not a forum. Not a feed. A handful of parents having the same week you are.
No group chat until there's a group worth joining.
Your email, your postcode and your children's stages. That's all we need.
A Circle forms once there are enough parents near you at a similar stage, dealing with similar things.
Who's in it, what they're dealing with and when the group meets, plus a link to join the WhatsApp group.
Joining is one tap. Saying no thanks is one tap. We'll keep looking either way.
Four things, in this order.
Bedtime, after school, screens, big feelings. The thing that brought you here.
Advice that works for a four-year-old rarely works for an eleven-year-old.
Solo parenting, shift work, two households, additional needs. Context matters.
Close enough that meeting up is realistic, once your area has enough parents.
We'll email you when a Circle forms near you, with a link to join the group's WhatsApp. Nothing before that.
It depends on how many parents near you are at a similar stage. We'd rather make you wait than put you in a group that isn't right.
Because it's where parents already are. No new app, no notifications to learn, and the group carries on without us in the room.
Other members of the group will see it, as in any WhatsApp group. We never share it with anyone outside your Circle, and you choose whether to join.
The waitlist is free. Joining a Circle comes with Together, £12.99 a month.
Every Circle starts with a short set of ground rules, and you can report anything to us. Groups this small tend to look after themselves.
Any time, quietly. Leave the group, or tell us and we'll look for a better fit.