When your child shuts down
You ask what happened, but they say “I don’t know,” look away, or stop talking.
For parents and adult caregivers
When it’s hard to find the right words, start with a story.
Describe an everyday family moment. Helpmiki creates a fictional story about Miki, with questions and conversation ideas for you to review and explore together.
Turn an everyday moment into a story to read together.
Educational content. Adult-led reading. Not therapy or mental health care.
The moment before the conversation
You want to help.
But the moment can be hard to enter.
Your child may be upset, quiet, embarrassed, angry, or overwhelmed. You want to comfort them, guide them, or reconnect — but the right words do not always come easily.
When you worry you’ll say the wrong thing
The moment feels delicate, and you do not want to make it heavier.
When explaining becomes lecturing
You mean to guide, but the conversation starts to feel like pressure.
When big feelings have no words
Your child may feel hurt, embarrassed, angry, or worried — but not know how to explain it.
When you raised your voice
You want to reconnect, but it can be hard to know how to return to the moment gently.
Why story helps
Explore a moment through a fictional character.
Read about a similar situation in Miki’s story. Talk about the characters, ask a question, or simply read together. Your child can choose whether to join the conversation.
The story becomes a softer way to look at what happened.
What Helpmiki creates
A story, questions, and optional words to try.
Describe what happened. Helpmiki creates an age-aware story with Miki, feeling words, gentle questions, and simple phrases your child can try next time.
Start with what actually happened.
Your child sees a similar situation through a relatable character.
Find examples of words you can adapt for a conversation.
Simple steps
How Helpmiki works
Create and explore a story in three steps.
Describe the moment
Write what happened, how your child reacted, and what felt difficult.
Get a gentle story
Miki experiences a similar situation in an age-aware story.
Read and talk together
Review the story first. Then choose whether to read, listen, or discuss it together.
Everyday use cases
For the moments when you are not sure what to say.
Helpmiki is made for everyday situations that can feel emotionally big to a child — and hard for a parent to respond to perfectly.
Feeling left out
When your child feels excluded and you do not know how to help them talk about it.
Embarrassment at school
When a mistake or public correction leaves your child feeling small.
Friendship hurt
When something happens with friends, but your child cannot explain why it hurt.
Big anger
A story about a fictional character experiencing a strong reaction.
Sibling conflict
When “say sorry” is not enough to repair the feeling.
After you raised your voice
A fictional story about a disagreement and words to discuss together.
Inside each story
More than a story — a way into the conversation.
Each story includes a fictional scene, discussion questions, and optional conversation ideas for an adult to review.
Story draft
The real moment becomes something you can read together.
Feeling words
Examples of feeling words used by fictional characters.
Parent notes
Optional conversation ideas for an adult to review.
A relatable story with Miki
A similar moment, softened through story.
Feeling words
Feeling words used by fictional characters.
Think Together
Questions that open conversation without pressure.
Words to Try
Simple phrases your child can use next time.
Parent Notes
Optional conversation ideas, not an assessment of your child.
For parents too
Conversation ideas for parents, too.
Parent Notes provide optional questions and example phrases to adapt. They do not explain what your child is thinking or what your family needs.
Shared reading
Read about feelings, choices, and everyday situations.
Choose a story topic, explore the characters’ choices, and use the questions if they fit your conversation.
Explore feeling words
Read how fictional characters describe feelings.
Talk about the story
Explore what happened to Miki in the story.
Consider different perspectives
Talk about different characters’ choices.
Choose a question
Use a question if your child wants to discuss it.
Try a conversation idea
Adapt or skip the optional example phrases.
Pricing
Choose how many stories you would like to create.
Both monthly plans include stories, discussion questions, and optional Parent Notes. Choose the number of story drafts that fits how often you want to read together.
What the Story & Conversation Toolkit includes
Situation-based Guided Stories
Stories that gently mirror your child’s real situation in a softer form.
Parent Notes
Optional ideas for discussing the story.
Words to Try
Gentle wording options for opening the next conversation.
Think Together
Shared reflection prompts for a gentle conversation after the story.
Story Library
Browse ready-made stories. An active subscription unlocks the subscriber catalog; marked free samples are available without a subscription.
Weekly Story
Read the editorially selected Weekly Story with an active subscription. Each story includes a reading-age label.
Educational content only. No therapy or professional care is included. Included allowances reset on the Apple subscription renewal date and do not roll over. Upgrading increases the current period's limit without restoring already used stories. See Subscription Terms.
Guided Support
15 story drafts per month$9.99/month
15 Guided Stories / month
15 story drafts per month for shared reading and discussion.
- 15 situation-based Guided Stories
- Full Story & Conversation Toolkit included
- Monthly capacity for selected moments
Growth Path
50 story drafts per month$19.99/month
50 Guided Stories / month
50 story drafts per month for families who create stories more often.
- 50 situation-based Guided Stories
- Full Story & Conversation Toolkit included
- More story drafts included each month
- Best value per Guided Story
Try Helpmiki free
First Moment
$0 · 1 Guided Story
Create one situation-based story with Parent Notes, Words to Try, and Think Together.
Request beta accessExtra capacity
Optional add-ons when you need more.
Extra capacity for active Guided Support or Growth Path plans.
Narrated versions of selected stories. No monthly subscription required.
Prices are shown in USD from the current App Store product configuration. The final price and billing terms appear before purchase. Manage subscriptions through Apple. See Subscription Terms for allowance resets, cancellation, credits, and refund information.
Start with one moment
Create a story to explore together.
Start with one real moment and create your first Helpmiki story.
Request beta accessOne free Guided Story. No subscription required.
For parents and adult caregivers.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Helpmiki a bedtime story app?
No. Helpmiki stories are gentle, but they are made for real emotional and social moments — not just bedtime entertainment.
Will this change my child’s behavior?
Helpmiki does not promise changes in behavior, emotions, development, learning, or relationships. The stories are materials for shared reading and discussion. You decide whether a story is appropriate.
Is Helpmiki therapy?
No. Helpmiki provides educational stories and optional conversation materials. It does not provide therapy, counseling, mental health care, diagnosis, treatment, or crisis support. It does not assess your child or promise changes in behavior, emotions, or development.
Does my child chat with AI?
No. Helpmiki is parent-guided. Parents describe the moment, review the story, and decide how to read, listen, or talk about it with their child.
What age is Helpmiki for?
Helpmiki is for parents and adult caregivers. Reading-age labels are 5–6, 7–8, 9–11, and 12+. They describe the content, not a child’s development. Adults decide whether a story is suitable.
What kind of moments can I use it for?
You can use Helpmiki for everyday emotional and social situations: feeling left out, friendship problems, embarrassment, sibling conflict, big feelings, or moments when you are not sure what to say.
What if I raised my voice?
You can create a fictional story about an everyday disagreement and review the conversation ideas. A story does not resolve an unsafe situation or replace professional help when it is needed.
Do I need to include personal details?
No. A simple description is enough. Avoid names, school names, addresses, medical details, and sensitive personal information.
What does Helpmiki create?
Helpmiki can create a gentle story with Miki, feeling words, Think Together questions, Words to Try, and Parent Notes.
Is there a free option?
Yes. Each account includes one lifetime Guided Story at no cost. A subscription is optional.