diff --git a/src/app/api/onboarding/route.ts b/src/app/api/onboarding/route.ts
index 12d793b..595d201 100644
--- a/src/app/api/onboarding/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/onboarding/route.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
   const { familyName, memberName, childName, birthDate, sex } = body;
 
   try {
-    // Create family
-    const familyId = crypto.randomUUID();
+    // Check if families table needs tier column
+    // Try with just basic columns first
     await sql.unsafe(
-      `INSERT INTO families (id, name, tier, created_at, updated_at) VALUES ($1, $2, 'free', NOW(), NOW())`,
+      `INSERT INTO families (id, name, created_at, updated_at) VALUES ($1, $2, NOW(), NOW())`,
       [familyId, familyName || "The Family"]
     );
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
     else if (months >= 3) stage = "infant";
 
     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())`,
+      `INSERT INTO children (id, family_id, name, birth_date, sex, stage, created_at, updated_at) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, NOW(), NOW())`,
       [childId, familyId, childName, birth.toISOString(), sex, stage]
     );