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HarborDojo
When a friend is struggling, how do you help without trying to be their therapist? Be the harbour - a safe place to come alongside. Practise the five moves (validate, ask, sit with, gently redirect, and - when it is bigger than a friend can hold - bring in a trusted adult) and the one firm boundary: it is not your job to fix them. Caring for a friend is real; knowing your limits keeps you okay too. A science of feelings, not therapy. Ages 15-18.
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#46708a Characters who teach
Meet the cast
HarborDojo is for ages 15-18 - no illustrated cast; the 'crew' are the moves of co-regulation, and each part IS one way to be a safe place for a struggling friend. Harbour is the steady presence who holds the whole practice and asks, 'how do you help without trying to be their therapist?' - most of it is coming alongside, not fixing. Mooring is sitting-with - staying quietly beside someone when there is nothing to fix and words would only fill your own discomfort; Mooring's act IS presence without pressure. Sounding is asking - 'do you want to talk, or just sit?' - following their answer instead of guessing; Sounding's act IS respecting what they actually want. Cleat is the boundary - it is not your job to be your friend's therapist, and holding that line keeps YOU okay too; Cleat's act IS refusing to carry alone what needs a grown-up. Lifeline is escalation - when something frightens you for a friend's safety, bringing in a trusted adult and NOT promising a dangerous secret; Lifeline's act IS the caring move that people mistake for betrayal, the one that keeps a friend here to be a friend. Self-harm is handled ONLY as a non-graphic escalation drill that points to real help.
Harbour
the steady presence who holds the whole practice. Harbour asks, 'how do you help a struggling friend without trying to be their therapist?' - most of being a harbour is coming alongside, not fixing.
Mooring
Sitting-with - staying quietly beside someone when there is nothing to fix and words would only fill your own discomfort. Mooring's act IS presence without pressure, the move that is often the whole answer.
Sounding
Asking - 'do you want to talk, or just sit?' - and then following their answer instead of guessing. Sounding's act IS respecting what a friend actually wants rather than turning it into a talk they did not ask for.
Cleat
The boundary - it is not your job to be your friend's therapist, and holding that line keeps YOU okay too. Cleat's act IS refusing to carry alone what is bigger than any friend can hold.
Lifeline
Escalation - when something frightens you for a friend's safety, bringing in a trusted adult and NOT promising a dangerous secret. Lifeline's act IS the caring move people mistake for betrayal - the one that keeps a friend here to be a friend.
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Learning goal
When a friend is struggling, how do you help without trying to be their therapist? Be the harbour - a safe place to come alongside. Practise the five moves (validate, ask, sit with, gently redirect, and - when it is bigger than a friend can hold - bring in a trusted adult) and the one firm boundary: it is not your job to fix them. Caring for a friend is real; knowing your limits keeps you okay too. A science of feelings, not therapy. Ages 15-18.
Mentored by Harbour — no data leaves the device.
How HarborDojo handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ Free — no ads, no in-app purchases
- ✅ No personal information collected from children — in line with COPPA (updated by the 2026 FTC amendments)
- ✅ No chat with strangers — play-together rooms use a short code and preset emotes, never typed messages