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WantTots
The same thing can make two friends feel different - because they wanted different things. Rain starts: Jem wanted to stay dry (sad), Pia wanted to splash (excited). WantTots is a warm daily two-friend talk to share with your 3-5-year-old: see two wants and two feelings, then wonder what YOU would want (and what the grown-up wants too). A picture-word to point at, read-aloud help, a printable card - and nothing is ever saved. The first perspective-taking, for grown-ups and little ones together.
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WantTots is the first perspective-taking step for pre-readers: a feeling depends on what you WANTED, so the SAME event can make two friends feel different (Wellman's desire->emotion). Nab the magpie notices it over ONE warm two-friend scene for a grown-up and a 3-5 child to share; Jem and Pia want opposite things and feel differently, and both are okay. Nothing is a test, and nothing is ever saved.
Nab
Two wants, two feelings - a magpie who notices that the SAME thing can make two friends feel different, because they wanted different things; the what-did-you-want wonder IS Nab.
Jem
One friend's want - a magpie who wants one thing (to stay dry, to keep the tower up); his want leads to his feeling.
Pia
The other friend's want - a magpie who wants the opposite (to splash, to build anew); the SAME event, a different feeling, because a different want.
Wanda
...and you? - turns to the child: what would YOU want here, and how would you feel? (and the grown-up names their want too - the grown-up-first move).
What's inside
Learning goal
The same thing can make two friends feel different - because they wanted different things. Rain starts: Jem wanted to stay dry (sad), Pia wanted to splash (excited). WantTots is a warm daily two-friend talk to share with your 3-5-year-old: see two wants and two feelings, then wonder what YOU would want (and what the grown-up wants too). A picture-word to point at, read-aloud help, a printable card - and nothing is ever saved. The first perspective-taking, for grown-ups and little ones together.
How WantTots 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