Simply put... Both Talk and Huddle are based on the same evidence-based research to build kids' social, emotional and leadership skills. And both products are developed by our team of psychologists and child experts. Here are the key differences to decide which one is right for you:

HeyKiddo™ Talk is best for parents and caregivers looking for coaching, tips and activities. After you sign up, you will take a quick assessment to establish a baseline of your child's social-emotional functioning. Then, you will receive a few texts each week to help you build your child's leadership, social and emotional skills. You will be able to check on the progress of your child's development by re-taking the assessment at different times.

HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a complete social-emotional curriculum designed to be incorporated into the school day. It requires no preparation and is designed for teachers, parents who are homeschooling or parents or tutors teaching pods. Every week, you will receive an email with a link to connect you to the following week's curriculum. It's as easy as that. Each week is a different topic and you will receive 5 different questions to ask your kiddos in class. Underneath each question you will see possible responses you may hear from the children and then things you can say to encourage conversation.

Once you sign up for HeyKiddo™, you will begin receiving texts three times each week that include expertly developed content that helps your child grow and develop.

After receiving each text, take time to read and think about the content of the text. Some texts will be geared toward you, the parent, with areas for you to self-reflect on. Other times, there will be texts that help guide your conversations with your child.

HeyKiddo™ texts that offer targeted suggestions should help guide you through conversations with your child, not dictate exactly what you should say to them. You know your child better than anyone, so use what you know about them to make the content as impactful as possible.

As a part of this, use your own voice and style when interacting with and presenting the HeyKiddo™ content to your child. Focus on making the interactions natural and genuine.

Implementing a new routine, learning new skills, and having deeper conversations are all things that can be difficult, but if you stick with it and make it a consistent practice, deeper conversations will become a natural part of you and your child's daily experience.

Remember, you can always text the HeyKiddo™ team of experts if you have a specific issue you need to address. We will curate content specifically for you and your family to help.

HeyKiddo™ Huddle is a 36-week curriculum for classrooms, homeschools, and pods that ensures kids continue to meet important social and emotional milestones.

Designed by psychologists and child and learning specialists, it maximizes learning impact with only 15 minutes of instruction a day!

The HeyKiddo™ Huddle curriculum is linked to Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) core competencies, the most trusted K-12 model for high quality social and emotional learning.

Over the course of the school year, whenever you begin, you will receive weekly topics that enhance learning and coping skills in these areas.

The HeyKiddo™ Huddle curriculum is designed for elementary school aged children. The curriculum also works well for children with special needs.

HeyKiddo™ Huddle At A Glance:
Prior to the start of each new week, you will receive an email that includes a link to the HeyKiddo™ Huddle portal and everything you will need for that week.

All materials are designed to be accessed quickly and easily on this portal, so you can review the curriculum plan in less than 10-minutes.

• Introduction Video: A brief video summarizing the week's curriculum, what is included and why the skill is important for short- and long-term success.
• Conversation Starters: 15-minute daily conversation prompts that build social, emotional, and coping skills.
• Common Responses: Common responses and reactions children may have to the conversation prompts along with ways for the educator or parents to respond.
• Creative Activities: Weekly bonus activities connected to the skill and questions that take conversations to the next level and can be delivered virtually or in-person.

One thing we cannot say enough is that all of the content provided as a part of HeyKiddo™ are suggestions to help facilitate deeper conversations with your child. While using HeyKiddo™, it is important that you adjust based on your child's needs and responses to the content and activities.

Adjusting Activities - Sometimes your child will need help reading and understanding the directions and goals of the activities, other times they might need help finding the supplies but can do the activity on their own. And sometimes they might be able to do the entire activity on their own. You know your child best and you will have to gauge the amount of support they will need from you!

Adjusting Questions - The questions we provide for you are meant to be general enough so that you can find a way to ask them to your child in a way that is natural and will make the most sense to them. It is recommended that questions be adapted to fit the child's age and communication level. Also be sure to use words you would generally use and that your child can understand.

Adjusting Prompts - Whenever you are prompted to model a skill, it might be something that feels uncomfortable for you because it is something new. That's okay and is actually our goal 😊. It means growth is happening! Our goal is to help you build skills that help you engage your child in deeper conversations, and doing that might require some reflecting and practicing on your end.

When kids feel challenged, it means they are pushing the limits of what they know and do. This is exactly our goal! HeyKiddo™ content is meant to challenge both you and your child to explore new topics and skills that will help your child succeed now and in the future. Be sure to push your child to try and learn new things and reward them when they overcome these challenges.

If you find that your child is having a negative response to HeyKiddo™, start by adapting it to their needs by asking them what they like, don't like, and ways the conversations and activities could be implemented more naturally into their routine. Be open to their opinions and suggestions and work with them to make this work for everyone involved.

If they continue to have a negative response after you have adapted the content, please discontinue use and contact our support team at support@hey-kiddo.com to share feedback regarding your child's response.

When kids find things too easy, it may mean that they can go deeper and be challenged to explore further. Adjust and adapt to your child's needs. Every coaching tip, conversation starter and activity is designed to be basic enough to give you the flexibility and movement to challenge further or adjust to a level your child understands.

If your child is learning SEL at school, that’s great! HeyKiddo™ Talk and HeyKiddo™ Huddle can stand alone as SEL programs, but they can also supplement what your child learns at school. Our program teaches all competencies of SEL learning as outlined by The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Success (CASEL), but we focus on the everyday social interactions kids have at home and at school. This gives you the opportunity to customize your child’s learning based on their real world.

HeyKiddo™ follows the guidelines established by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), the leading policy development group for SEL curriculums. This includes all five Social Emotional Learning competencies included in their guidelines: Self-Awareness, Social-Awareness, Self-Management, Responsible Decision-Making and Relationship Skills. Check with your local school board to determine whether HeyKiddo™ aligns with other state standards.

You can talk to your school’s administrators or parent-teacher organization about bringing HeyKiddo™ to your school. We offer affordable enterprise licenses for schools of all sizes. Sign up for our newsletter to get more information or sign up here to get a sample curriculum and pricing information to share.

HeyKiddo™ Talk is delivered via text message. HeyKiddo™ Huddle is delivered through a web portal that’s optimized for browsers like Chrome and Safari, so you can use it on a desktop or mobile device. If you like the look and feel of a web app on your phone, follow these instructions to make an app icon from our web portal page. We have big plans for an app in the near future, so stay tuned!

If you run into any issues with HeyKiddo™, please contact our support team immediately at support@hey-kiddo.com. Our team is standing by to resolve any technical issues or concerns that arise. Your feedback is valuable in making this an even more powerful tool for parents and children everywhere.

We are constantly looking for ways to improve the connection between caregivers and their children. Please drop us a line with feedback or suggestions at support@hey-kiddo.com

1. Visit Paypal and login to your account. Find your subscription for HeyKiddo™ and click unsubscribe. Paypal will automatically unsubscribe you from the product and stop any subsequent payments.
2. Email us directly at support@hey-kiddo.com and we will unsubscribe you. This may take up to 5 business days and we will manually unsubscribe you from the product and stop any subsequent payments.
3. If you are a HeyKiddo™ Talk user, just text us STOP and we will unsubscribe you.