Partner brief

Foster, kinship & adoptive family orgs · KudoKids partner brief

The call comes at 9 p.m., and the family starts from zero.

A child arrives with belongings in a trash bag, and a tired family builds structure from scratch — no paperwork, no budget, no answers for days. You fill that gap, and too many of your families still stop in year one.

Cosmo

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Partner brief

What it is

KudoKids is safe screen time for kids 3–12 that instills growth.

Live in early access now on the web, iOS, and Android — a growing library of games and routines that turn the screen time kids already get into time that grows them.

HeartKindness, gratitude, and naming what they feel

HeadReading, STEM, and money smarts

GritRoutines, chores, and finishing what they start

Free for every family — routines, the full library of games, and a first companion are included. Premium ($11.99/mo or $99/yr) adds the other themed worlds, companions, backgrounds, and companion looks and extras kids earn through their routines — never a wall in front of the learning.

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How it works

Visible routines and small wins — earned, private, and in the caregiver's hands.

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Set the routine

You pick the tasks and responsibilities that matter this week.

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Kids earn Kudo Coins

Finishing tasks earns coins — visible progress, not nagging.

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You choose the reward

Coins buy rewards you set — including off-app screen time.

Earned, not given

The Kudo Coin — kids earn it, you decide what it's worth. Everyday effort becomes rewards a parent actually approves of.

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The cast

Twenty companions, each one cheering your kid on.

These are the faces of KudoKids. Every companion has its own personality — and thousands of sayings that guide, encourage, and celebrate your child as they grow.

Every family starts free with the Space world and Cosmo — Premium unlocks the other themed worlds, companions, backgrounds, and companion looks and extras kids earn through their routines.

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Foster, kinship & adoptive families in focus

How it lands in the homes you serve.

A new placement — or a second round of parenting

Ready the night a child arrives

A caregiver can set up a visible morning and bedtime routine in minutes, on whatever device the family already has — and mood check-ins and sleep sounds meet the real first-week struggles: sleep and big feelings. The same holds for a grandparent raising a grandchild or an adoptive family settling in: it's free, there's no new device to buy, and setup doesn't take a tech afternoon.

What you can see

See what they're up to

The parent dashboard shows what kids are earning, playing, and learning — with a CSV export you can hand to a clinician.

Mood Check-In — a real screen from the app

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Safe by design

Built to earn a parent's trust — and keep it.

No ads to kids

Children never see advertising inside KudoKids.

No strangers

No chat or contact with people your child doesn't know.

No data sold

We never sell children's data. Ever.

No AI on kids' screens

The kid experience uses no AI — just carefully designed play.

No ads, everNo data sold Ages 3–12

Recommended by child-development experts.

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Honest answers

The first three questions foster, kinship & adoptive orgs ask.

Q

We teach "connection before correction." Isn't a reward app just behaviorism in a costume?

KudoKids doesn't claim to treat trauma and isn't a behavior-modification program. It's a structure tool that stays entirely in the caregiver's hands — visible routines, earned Kudo Coins, rewards the family defines, all private to the household. It layers under whatever framework your trainers teach; your trainer decides how and whether it fits a given family.

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Are you selling to our families — and who profits?

No. Community partners have no financial relationship with KudoKids — no commissions, no referral fees — and we never market to families inside your groups. KudoKids is founder-funded, without venture capital, and that funding is committed to keeping the core app free for every family. A human answers vetting questions at support@kudokids.org.

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Is there anything to buy, install, or set up for families?

No procurement, no contracts, no student data. Families sign up directly and the core app is free to use.

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Forward this

Three sentences you can paste into your newsletter.

We've added KudoKids to our family resource list — a free app (web, iPhone, Android) where kids 3–12 earn Kudo Coins for completing daily routines.

It's useful when you're building structure with a new placement, and it includes mood check-ins and sleep sounds.

The core app is free to use — Premium only adds the other themed worlds, companions, backgrounds, and companion looks and extras — and our organization has no financial relationship with them: families sign up directly at kudokids.org.

Swap in the exact wording that fits your newsletter, training packet, or closed group — it's yours to edit.

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Next step

Bring KudoKids to the families you serve.

One 2-minute application. No cost to you, and no cost to the families you refer. Not ready to apply? Have one coordinator try it free — no card, the way a caregiver would — or send vetting questions to support@kudokids.org.

kudokids.org/partners

Apply now → kudokids.org/partners/join

No ads, everNo data sold Ages 3–12

Live in early access now on web, iOS, and Android. Recommended by child-development experts.

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