diff --git a/src/app/api/onboarding/route.ts b/src/app/api/onboarding/route.ts
index faf5055..b553802 100644
--- a/src/app/api/onboarding/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/onboarding/route.ts
@@ -24,34 +24,39 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
   const body = await request.json();
   const { familyName, memberName, childName, birthDate, sex } = body;
 
-  // Create family
-  const familyId = crypto.randomUUID();
-  await sql`
-    INSERT INTO families (id, name, tier, max_children, max_members, created_at, updated_at)
-    VALUES (${familyId}, ${familyName || "The Family"}, 'free', 3, 4, NOW(), NOW())
-  `;
+  try {
+    // Create family
+    const familyId = crypto.randomUUID();
+    await sql.unsafe(
+      `INSERT INTO families (id, name, tier, created_at, updated_at) VALUES ($1, $2, 'free', NOW(), NOW())`,
+      [familyId, familyName || "The Family"]
+    );
 
-  // Add member
-  await sql`
-    INSERT INTO family_members (id, family_id, user_id, role, display_name, created_at)
-    VALUES (${crypto.randomUUID()}, ${familyId}, ${userId}, 'admin', ${memberName}, NOW())
-  `;
+    // Add member
+    await sql.unsafe(
+      `INSERT INTO family_members (id, family_id, user_id, role, display_name, created_at) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, 'admin', $4, NOW())`,
+      [crypto.randomUUID(), familyId, userId, memberName]
+    );
 
-  // Create child
-  const childId = crypto.randomUUID();
-  const birth = new Date(birthDate);
-  const months = Math.floor((Date.now() - birth.getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30));
-  let stage = "newborn";
-  if (months >= 36) stage = "preschool";
-  else if (months >= 24) stage = "toddler_late";
-  else if (months >= 12) stage = "toddler_early";
-  else if (months >= 6) stage = "solids_start";
-  else if (months >= 3) stage = "infant";
+    // Create child
+    const childId = crypto.randomUUID();
+    const birth = new Date(birthDate);
+    const months = Math.floor((Date.now() - birth.getTime()) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30));
+    let stage = "newborn";
+    if (months >= 36) stage = "preschool";
+    else if (months >= 24) stage = "toddler_late";
+    else if (months >= 12) stage = "toddler_early";
+    else if (months >= 6) stage = "solids_start";
+    else if (months >= 3) stage = "infant";
 
-  await sql`
-    INSERT INTO children (id, family_id, name, birth_date, sex, current_stage, created_at)
-    VALUES (${childId}, ${familyId}, ${childName}, ${birth.toISOString()}, ${sex}, ${stage}, NOW())
-  `;
+    await sql.unsafe(
+      `INSERT INTO children (id, family_id, name, birth_date, sex, current_stage, created_at, updated_at) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, NOW(), NOW())`,
+      [childId, familyId, childName, birth.toISOString(), sex, stage]
+    );
 
-  return NextResponse.json({ success: true, childId, familyId });
+    return NextResponse.json({ success: true, childId, familyId });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Onboarding error:", error);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: String(error) }, { status: 500 });
+  }
 }
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