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TalkTots
One warm feelings-talk a day, to share out loud with your 3-5-year-old. Ember the glow-worm lights the talk: show me the feeling, when did YOU feel it today, and here's mine too - then a tiny closing ritual. A picture-word to point at, read-aloud help, and nothing is ever saved. For grown-ups and little ones, together.
#C98A3A Distributed-narrative cast
Meet the cast
TalkTots is a grown-up-first daily emotion-talk deck for the youngest children. RULER is adult-first for a reason - a caring grown-up naming feelings out loud is what helps most - so Ember the glow-worm lights ONE short talk a day for a grown-up and a 3-5 child to share. The three companions each embody one talk-move; every feeling belongs, nothing is a test, and nothing is ever saved.
Ember
Light one talk a day (hero) - a glow-worm who lights a single warm feelings-talk each day: name the feeling together, then close it with a tiny ritual. The daily-naming act IS Ember.
Mimsy
Show me the feeling - a moth who shows a feeling with her whole fluttery body, so the child MAKES the feeling (production), never reads a cartoon face.
Dewdrop
When did you feel it? - a slow, patient snail who remembers the day and gently asks the child when THEY felt the feeling.
Cricket
...and me too - a cricket who chirps back his own feeling so no one ever shares alone (the grown-up-first reciprocity move: the adult goes first).
What's inside
Learning goal
One warm feelings-talk a day, to share out loud with your 3-5-year-old. Ember the glow-worm lights the talk: show me the feeling, when did YOU feel it today, and here's mine too - then a tiny closing ritual. A picture-word to point at, read-aloud help, and nothing is ever saved. For grown-ups and little ones, together.
Question kits
16 curriculum-aligned kits × 25 questions = 400 questions per app, mapped to recognized standards.
On-device AI mentor
FoundationModels-powered hints, feedback, and adaptive difficulty — all running locally.
How TalkTots handles your kid's data
- ✅ All progress, settings, and AI-generated content stays on the device
- ✅ No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDKs
- ✅ No ads, no in-app purchases — you pay once
- ✅ COPPA compliant under the 2026 FTC amendments
- ✅ Parental controls + session limits + content filters built in
TalkTots runs on ForgeKit — the open-source Swift Package Manager framework that powers every Spark & Anvil app. ForgeKit ensures consistent accessibility, COPPA compliance, and design language across the portfolio, so your kid's progress and preferences feel coherent across every app they touch.
Coming to the App Store
TalkTots is in active development. Email us to hear when it ships — no marketing, no spam, just a one-shot launch announcement.
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