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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.
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#C98A3A Characters who teach
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 - 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.
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
- ✅ 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
For you, the grown-up
The grown-up side of TalkTots on Spark & Whetstone, our free site for grown-ups: Feelings at Our Table. One feelings-talk a day with them; the grown-up half is here.