After decades supporting families across NYC, NJ and DC, Jess realized that the "performance-based" tools parents are often handed—like apps and flashcards—frequently create more anxiety than progress. She saw that even the most motivated parents were drowning in conflicting advice and "achievement culture" that don’t align with how children actually learn.

When the world shifted in early 2020, Jess faced that same "am I doing enough?" guilt with her own children. By returning to the research-backed power of simplicity, she began weaving clinical strategies into daily storytime, transforming a routine task into a supercharged bridge for communication. She created the TLC Path to help parents stop "drilling" and start connecting using the most powerful developmental tool already in their homes: books.