Gentle Root is a small, family-focused company making everyday safety products for babies and toddlers, from birth to age 3. Our promise fits in one line: a gentle hug that keeps kids safe.
Why we started
The first three years go fast. One month your baby is learning to roll, the next they are pulling up on the couch, opening doors and heading for the stairs. Every new skill is a small celebration, and often a new worry.
A lot of the products made for this stage ask a lot of parents: drilling into walls, sticky tape on painted doors, parts that crack, instructions that leave you guessing. That is a hard ask for families who rent, and a tiring one for everyone else.
So we set out to make products that are simple to set up, kind to your home and honest about what they do. We started with one door lock. Today the Gentle Root line covers the rooms and moments parents ask us about most.
What we believe
Our vision
A world where raising a child feels calm, not scary.
Our mission
We turn the risky parts of raising a child into calm, simple moments, one gentle product at a time.
The Gentle Root line
- Gentle Lock: a door top lock that helps keep little ones out of the rooms you choose, while grown ups can still get through.
- Gentle BumpBuddy: a soft head cushion worn like a little backpack during the wobbly first steps stage. It is a cushion, not a helmet.
- Gentle Home Kit: corner guards, cabinet locks and outlet covers in one box.
- Gentle HushMuffs: padded earmuffs sized for babies and toddlers, for loud places.
- Gentle RinseHug: a bath rinser that makes hair washing calmer, with your hands always on your baby.
- Gentle HugYard: a soft playpen with a padded mat, for the hours you are in the room together.
- Gentle HugGate: a pressure-mounted gate for doorways, hallways and the bottom of stairs.
How we work
Listen first
Before we design anything, we read what parents say about the products already out there: what slips, what breaks, what marks the walls, what grown ups struggle to open. Then we try to fix those things.
Honest about limits
Our products help you set up a calmer, safer home. They never replace a watchful adult, and we say so on every page. We describe what each product does, and we do not claim test results or certifications until we can show them.
We stand behind every order
Every order comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee. If a product is not right for your home, send it back within 60 days of delivery for a full refund. The return label is on us. See our Refund Policy for the details.
Who we are
Gentle Root is run by Gentle Root Project LLC, a Delaware limited liability company based at 8 The Green, Ste A, Dover, DE 19901, USA. We ship within the United States.
Questions, ideas or a story about your little explorer? Write to us at gentle.root.project@gmail.com. A real person on our team will reply.