Frequently asked questions

Give your child the confidence to thrive with ChomChom! Our playful platform is built on evidence-based research to cultivate essential skills, emotional resilience, and lasting well-being.

What is ChomChom?

ChomChom is a playful companion that transforms screen time into skill-building playtime for kids aged 4-9. Through fun, bite-sized games and activities, ChomChom cultivates essential skills like creativity, critical thinking, and emotional awareness, supporting children’s well-being at home and in the classroom.

ChomChom helps your child thrive in a fun, playful way, transforming screen time into a positive experience that builds essential life skills! 

ChomChom helps your child:

  • Becoming more creative and imaginative: Through interactive storytelling and playful activities, ChomChom sparks your child’s inner artist and encourages them to think outside the box.
  • Sharpening their mind with fun challenges: Engaging games within ChomChom are designed to boost critical thinking and problem-solving skills in an age-appropriate and enjoyable way.
  • Understanding and managing their feelings: ChomChom helps children develop emotional awareness with features like Mood Check-ins and games that explore emotions in a safe and playful space.
  • Learning to focus and be mindful: Mindfulness Challenges with simple breathing exercises are incorporated to help your child learn calming techniques and improve their focus and attention span.
  • Building positive habits: Habit-building games in ChomChom make everyday routines fun and encourage your child to develop healthy habits in a playful, motivating way.

Essentially, ChomChom is like a playful companion that guides your child on exciting adventures while they’re actually learning and growing important skills for a happy and successful future – all within a positive and engaging screen time experience!

What truly sets ChomChom apart is its holistic and research-backed approach to positive screen time. Unlike many apps that focus solely on entertainment or narrow academic skills, ChomChom is designed to be a playful companionthat nurtures your child’s overall well-being and development.

Here’s what makes ChomChom uniquely different:

  • Focus on Holistic Skill-Building: ChomChom goes beyond just academics. We cultivate a range of essential skills – creativity, critical thinking, focus, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence – all within one engaging platform. Many apps might touch on one or two of these, but ChomChom intentionally weaves them all together.

  • Personalized Playtime: ChomChom adapts to your child! The app intelligently adjusts activities based on how your child is feeling, creating a uniquely tailored and engaging experience that evolves with their individual needs and progress.

  • Emphasis on Emotional Well-being & Mindfulness: ChomChom integrates Mood Check-ins and Mindfulness Challenges with breathing exercises directly into the playful experience. This proactive focus on emotional awareness and regulation is a key differentiator, moving beyond purely cognitive skills.

  • Gamified & Playful Approach to “Serious” Skills: We make learning fun and engaging through interactive storytelling, games like Mood Quest, and habit-building challenges. This playful approach ensures kids are motivated and enjoy the learning process, unlike apps that might feel more like “work.”

  • Data Insights & Parent Empowerment: ChomChom provides valuable Data Insights, tips, and trend analysisdirectly to parents. This empowers you to understand your child’s progress and provides practical support for your parenting journey – a feature rarely found in typical kids’ apps.

  • Positive Screen Time Philosophy: ChomChom is built on the belief that screen time can be positive and enriching when designed intentionally. We’re not just another app to fill time; we’re a tool to make screen time valuable for your child’s growth.

In short, ChomChom isn’t just another game or educational app. It’s a thoughtfully designed, evidence-backed platformthat acts as a playful companion for your child and a supportive resource for you, focusing on holistic development and positive screen time experiences.

Yes, absolutely! Child safety and privacy are our top priorities at ChomChom. We understand that as parents, you want to ensure any digital platform your child uses is secure and trustworthy.

Here’s how ChomChom prioritizes your child’s safety:

  • Designed with COPPA Guidelines in Mind: The ChomChom app is meticulously designed and built to adhere to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) guidelines. This means we follow strict rules to protect your child’s online privacy and personal information.

  • No Voice or Audio Recording: You can be assured that ChomChom does not record your child’s voice or any audio. We focus on visual and interactive elements to engage children without capturing sensitive audio data.

  • Zero Data Sharing with Third Parties: We are committed to keeping your child’s information private. ChomChom will never share any personal information with any third-party companies or advertisers. Your data is used solely to provide the ChomChom experience and to give you, the parent, helpful insights into your child’s progress.

With ChomChom, you can feel confident that your child is exploring a safe, secure, and enriching digital environment designed with their well-being and privacy at the forefront. We believe positive screen time should also be safe screen time.

For more details, please read our privacy policy here.

ChomChom offers parents a unique window into their child’s development, providing valuable features designed to support and empower you on your parenting journey:

  • Data-Driven Insights into Your Child’s Skill Development: Go beyond just knowing your child is playing games. ChomChom provides you with Data Insights into how your child is progressing in key skill areas like creativity, critical thinking, focus, and emotional awareness. Understand their strengths and areas where they are growing, all through their playful interactions within the app.

  • Uncover Hidden Behavioral Patterns & Trends: ChomChom helps you decode behavioral patterns and trendsthat might be easily missed in the hustle of daily life. By observing your child’s engagement and choices within the app, you can gain a deeper understanding of their emotional responses and learning preferences over time.

  • Identify Unique Learning Patterns: Every child learns differently. ChomChom can help you identify your child’s unique learning patterns – what activities they gravitate towards, how they approach challenges, and where their natural interests lie. This knowledge empowers you to further personalize their learning experiences both within and outside the app.

  • Practical Tips & Personalized Guidance: ChomChom doesn’t just give you data; we provide actionable tips and guidance based on your child’s activity and progress. Receive helpful suggestions and resources tailored to support their skill development and well-being journey.

  • Access to an Active Community: Access to an active community of other parents using ChomChom. Connect with like-minded families, share experiences, and gain support on your positive screen time journey.

  • Built-in Support for Neurodiversity: ChomChom is designed with inclusivity in mind, offering built-in support for neurodiversity. We strive to create an adaptable and welcoming experience for children with a range of learning styles and needs.

With ChomChom, you’re not just giving your child a fun app; you’re gaining a powerful tool to understand their development, support their growth, and navigate the world of positive screen time with confidence.

ChomChom can be a valuable support tool when navigating challenges like meltdowns or ADHD in children, offering features designed to help build coping skills and promote calmer, more focused moments. It’s important to remember ChomChom is a playful learning platform and not a replacement for professional therapeutic interventions, but it can be a helpful addition to your toolkit. Here’s how ChomChom can offer support:

For Meltdowns:

  • Mindfulness Challenges with Breathing Exercises: When a meltdown is brewing or has begun, accessing the Mindfulness Challenges within ChomChom can offer a calming moment of redirection. The guided breathing exercises can help both children and parents pause and regulate emotions in the heat of the moment. These exercises can be practiced proactively as well, building resilience over time. Imagine using a short 3-minute breathing exercise from ChomChom as a “reset button” during a moment of escalating frustration.

  • Mood Check-ins for Emotional Awareness: Regular use of ChomChom’s Mood Check-ins can help children develop greater self-awareness of their feelings over time. By identifying and labeling emotions in a safe, low-pressure environment, children can become more attuned to their emotional states, potentially recognizing triggersbefore a meltdown escalates.

  • Calming Games (e.g., Pet Fishing): Games within ChomChom, particularly those with a calming or focus-based design (like the Pet Fishing game mentioned earlier), can serve as a positive distraction during moments of heightened emotion. Engaging in a short, calming game can help shift focus away from the trigger of the meltdown and provide a moment to de-escalate.

  • Storytelling for Emotional Exploration: Interactive Storytelling activities in ChomChom can explore characters navigating different emotions and challenging situations. This can help children indirectly learn about emotional regulation and coping strategies through narrative and relatable scenarios.   

 

For ADHD-Related Challenges (Focus & Attention):

  • Bite-Sized Activities for Shorter Attention Spans: ChomChom’s activities are intentionally designed to be short and engaging, recognizing the attention span considerations for many elementary-aged children, including those with ADHD tendencies. The 3-minute activity bursts are ideal for maintaining engagement without overwhelming a child’s focus.

  • Gamified Learning to Increase Motivation: The gamified nature of ChomChom can be particularly motivating for children who may struggle with focus. The playful elements, rewards, and interactive format can make skill-building tasks more appealing and reduce resistance to engagement.

  • Mindfulness Challenges to Improve Focus: Consistent practice with the Mindfulness Challenges and breathing exercises within ChomChom can help children gradually improve their focus and attention skills. Mindfulness practices are known to be beneficial for attention regulation over time.   

  • Routine-Building Games for Structure: Habit-building games and activities in ChomChom can help establish positive routines and structure, which can be particularly beneficial for children who thrive with predictability and clear expectations, often including those with ADHD.   

  • Data Insights for Parents to Understand Engagement: The Data Insights provided to parents can be especially helpful in understanding how a child with ADHD engages with different types of activities within ChomChom. This information can help parents identify what types of content and activities best capture their child’s attention and tailor their approach accordingly, both within and outside the app.

 

Important Considerations:

  • Consistency is Key: Like any skill-building tool, ChomChom is most effective when used consistently, even in short bursts, as part of a broader approach to supporting your child.
  • Not a Replacement for Professional Help: ChomChom is not intended to be a replacement for therapy, medication, or other professional interventions for meltdowns or ADHD. It’s a supplementary tool to support skill development and well-being.
  • Parental Involvement: For younger children, parental involvement in exploring ChomChom and reinforcing the skills learned is highly beneficial.
  • Individualized Approach: Every child is unique. Experiment with different activities and features within ChomChom to discover what resonates best and is most helpful for your child’s specific needs.

By strategically incorporating ChomChom’s features into your daily routines, you can leverage its playful and engaging approach to help your child develop valuable skills that can support them in managing challenges like meltdowns and ADHD-related attention difficulties.

Yes, absolutely! Building confidence and resilience is woven right into the heart of ChomChom. We believe that as children play and grow with ChomChom, they naturally develop these vital inner strengths.

Here’s how ChomChom helps your child build confidence and resilience:

  • Mastering Challenges in a Playful Way: ChomChom’s games and activities are designed to be engaging and fun, but also to present age-appropriate challenges. As your child successfully navigates these challenges, whether it’s solving a puzzle in a game or completing a mindfulness exercise, they experience a sense of accomplishment and mastery. This builds confidence in their abilities and encourages them to embrace new challenges, knowing they are capable of succeeding.

  • Developing Emotional Awareness & Regulation: Understanding and managing emotions is key to resilience. ChomChom’s Mood Check-ins and Mindfulness Challenges help children become more aware of their feelings and learn healthy coping strategies. This emotional literacy empowers them to navigate ups and downs with greater confidence and bounce back from setbacks more effectively. Knowing they have tools to manage their emotions builds inner resilience.

  • Celebrating Progress and Effort: ChomChom focuses on celebrating effort and progress, not just perfect scores. The Data Insights provided to parents highlight your child’s consistency and engagement, allowing you to offer specific praise and encouragement. This positive reinforcement further boosts their confidence and reinforces a growth mindset – the belief that their abilities can develop over time through effort and practice.

  • Safe Space to Explore and Experiment: ChomChom provides a safe and supportive digital environment where children can explore new skills, try different approaches, and even make mistakes without fear of judgment. This safe space encourages experimentation, risk-taking (in a positive sense), and learning from experiences – all essential components of building resilience.

  • Building Self-Awareness for Inner Strength: Through journaling prompts and reflection activities within ChomChom, children are encouraged to develop self-awareness and understand their own strengths and capabilities. This self-knowledge is a powerful foundation for building inner confidence and resilience, helping them believe in themselves and their ability to overcome challenges.

ChomChom isn’t just about screen time; it’s about building your child’s inner toolkit for a confident and resilient life, one playful activity at a time.

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Yes, we believe in supporting the whole family! ChomChom offers resources and tips for positive parenting to help you create a nurturing and supportive environment for your child.

Yes, ChomChom can be a wonderfully supportive tool for many children, including those with autism, and is designed to be beneficial in both home and classroom settings. We understand that parents and teachers of children with autism are always seeking engaging and effective resources that cater to individual needs.

Here’s how ChomChom can be particularly well-suited:

For Parents:

  • Personalized & Adaptable: ChomChom’s AI-powered platform is designed to be highly adaptable, intuitively adjusting activities based on your child’s engagement and emotional state. This personalization can be especially helpful for children with autism who may have unique learning styles and sensory sensitivities. The app aims to meet your child where they are, offering a more comfortable and less overwhelming experience.

  • Focus on Emotional Well-being & Regulation: Many children with autism benefit from support in emotional recognition and regulation. ChomChom incorporates Mood Check-ins and calming Mindfulness Challenges with breathing exercises in a playful and accessible way. These features can help your child build self-awareness of their emotions and learn practical calming techniques that can be valuable in managing daily stresses.

  • Visually Engaging & Predictable Structure: ChomChom utilizes clear visuals and interactive game formatswhich can be highly engaging for visual learners. The structured nature of the activities and habit-building games can also provide a sense of predictability and routine that many children with autism find comforting and helpful.

  • Skill-Building in Core Areas: ChomChom focuses on developing essential skills like creativity, critical thinking, and focus in a fun, low-pressure environment. These skills are valuable for all children, and ChomChom offers a playful way to nurture these strengths in children with autism, building confidence and a sense of accomplishment.

  • Data Insights for Informed Support: As a parent, you’ll receive Data Insights into your child’s engagement and progress within ChomChom. This can provide valuable clues into what activities resonate most with your child, helping you better understand their preferences and tailor your support both within the app and in other areas of their life.

 

For Teachers:

  • Classroom-Friendly & Engaging: ChomChom can be easily integrated into classroom settings as a positive screen time activity for individual students or small groups. The bite-sized activities are perfect for classroom rotations or focused learning time.

  • Supports Diverse Learning Styles: The visual and interactive nature of ChomChom, combined with its personalized approach, can be beneficial for students with diverse learning styles, including those on the autism spectrum.

  • Promotes Key Skills for Success: ChomChom aligns with educational goals by fostering critical thinking, creativity, and focus – skills that are essential for academic success and life skills development for all students.

  • Mindfulness & Emotional Regulation Integration: The Mindfulness Challenges within ChomChom can be used as a classroom tool to promote calm and focus, benefiting all students, including those who may experience anxiety or sensory sensitivities.

Important Considerations:

  • Individual Needs Vary Greatly: Autism is a spectrum, and every child is unique. What works well for one child may not for another. It’s essential to consider your individual child’s needs and preferences when evaluating any app or tool.
  • Introduce Gradually & Observe: When introducing ChomChom to a child with autism, it’s often best to start slowly and observe their reactions. Begin with shorter sessions and focus on activities that seem most appealing to their interests.
  • Parent/Teacher Guidance is Key: For younger children and those needing more support, parent or teacher guidance and co-play can enhance the ChomChom experience and help them get the most out of the platform.
  • Not a Therapeutic Intervention: ChomChom is designed as an educational and skill-building platform and is not a replacement for therapy or specialized interventions for autism. It can be a valuable supplement to support a child’s overall development.

 

ChomChom offers a range of features that can be particularly beneficial for children with autism, providing a playful, personalized, and skill-building digital experience. By focusing on emotional well-being, visual engagement, and structured activities, ChomChom aims to be a positive and supportive tool for children with diverse learning needs, both at home and in the classroom.

ChomChom is designed to be a playful ally in addressing a range of common childhood challenges, helping your child develop skills and strategies to navigate everyday situations with more confidence and ease. Here are some specific challenges ChomChom can help with:

 

  • Difficulty Managing Big Emotions: Does your child struggle with meltdowns, frustration, or anxiety? ChomChom’s Mood Check-ins and Mindfulness Challenges introduce calming breathing exercises and emotional awareness techniques in a fun, accessible way. These tools can help children learn to recognize their feelings, pause, and develop healthier ways to respond to big emotions, fostering emotional regulation skills.

  • Lack of Focus and Attention: Is it hard for your child to stay focused on tasks, especially in our busy, digital world? ChomChom’s bite-sized, engaging games and activities are designed to capture and hold attention in short bursts, gradually helping to improve focus and concentration skills. The Mindfulness Challenges also directly target attention and focus development through guided exercises.

  • Struggles with Creativity and Imagination: Do you want to nurture your child’s creative spark? ChomChom’s interactive Storytelling adventures and open-ended playful activities are designed to ignite imagination and encourage creative thinking. By providing prompts and playful scenarios, ChomChom helps children explore their inner artist and think outside the box.

  • Developing Positive Habits and Routines: Is establishing healthy routines a challenge in your household? ChomChom’s Habit Building games make everyday tasks fun and motivating! By gamifying routines like getting ready in the morning or completing chores, ChomChom helps children develop positive habits in a playful and engaging way, reducing resistance and building consistency.

  • Building Confidence and Resilience: Does your child sometimes lack confidence or give up easily when faced with challenges? As your child progresses through ChomChom’s games and activities, they experience small successes and a sense of accomplishment. This playful mastery, combined with the emotional awareness and coping skills they learn, helps build inner confidence and resilience, encouraging them to embrace new challenges with a growth mindset.

  • Limited Opportunities for Positive Screen Time: Are you looking for screen time options that are genuinely beneficial and not just passive entertainment? ChomChom provides a positive and purposeful alternative to passive screen time. It transforms digital moments into enriching learning experiences that actively build skills and promote well-being, alleviating screen time guilt and making digital time truly valuable.

 

Essentially, ChomChom acts as a playful companion, offering your child a fun and engaging way to develop essential life skills and strategies that can help them navigate these common childhood challenges with greater confidence, emotional awareness, and resilience.

es, ChomChom can be a valuable support tool for children experiencing anxiety, offering features designed to promote calm, emotional awareness, and coping skills. 

 

Here’s how ChomChom can offer support related to anxiety:

  • Mindfulness Challenges for Calming & Focus: Anxiety often manifests as racing thoughts and difficulty focusing. ChomChom’s Mindfulness Challenges with simple breathing exercises are specifically designed to promote calm and enhance focus. Regular practice with these exercises can help children learn to ground themselves in the present moment, reducing anxious thoughts and physical tension. Imagine your child using a short ChomChom mindfulness activity as a daily “calm break” to build resilience against anxiety triggers.   

  • Mood Check-ins for Emotional Awareness & Expression: Anxiety can sometimes be overwhelming when feelings are unidentified and unexpressed. ChomChom’s Mood Check-ins encourage children to recognize and label their emotions, including feelings of worry or nervousness. This simple act of naming their feelings can be empowering and a first step towards managing anxiety. Journaling prompts within ChomChom also provide a safe space for children to express their feelings creatively, which can be a healthy outlet for anxious thoughts.

  • Calming & Focus-Based Games: Certain games within ChomChom are intentionally designed to be calming and promote focused attention. These games can act as a positive distraction when a child is feeling anxious, helping to shift their focus away from anxious thoughts and provide a sense of calm engagement. The act of playing and achieving small goals within these games can also boost a child’s sense of self-efficacy and reduce feelings of helplessness that can accompany anxiety.

  • Building Emotional Vocabulary through Storytelling: ChomChom’s interactive Storytelling adventures often feature characters navigating various emotions, including worry and fear. By engaging with these stories, children can learn vicariously about different emotional responses and coping strategies in a safe and relatable context. This can expand their emotional vocabulary and provide examples of how to handle anxious situations.

  • Promoting Positive Screen Time Habits: For some children, excessive or unmindful screen time can contribute to anxiety. ChomChom offers a positive and purposeful alternative, transforming screen time into a structured and skill-building activity. By engaging with ChomChom, children are using technology in a way that is intentionally designed to support their well-being, which can alleviate parental concerns about screen time and create a more positive association with digital engagement.   

 

Important Considerations for Anxiety:

  • Not a Replacement for Professional Care: It’s crucial to emphasize that ChomChom is not a substitute for professional diagnosis or treatment of anxiety disorders. If your child is experiencing significant anxiety, it’s essential to seek guidance from a pediatrician, therapist, or mental health professional.
  • Supplementary Support: ChomChom is best viewed as a complementary tool that can be used alongside other strategies recommended by professionals, such as therapy, mindfulness practices, and a supportive home environment.
  • Individualized Approach: Every child’s experience with anxiety is unique. Pay attention to how your child responds to ChomChom and tailor your approach to best meet their individual needs and preferences. Some children may find the mindfulness activities particularly helpful, while others may gravitate towards the calming games.
  • Parental Involvement & Open Communication: Engage with your child while they use ChomChom, especially when focusing on mindfulness or emotional awareness activities. Use the app as a springboard for conversations about feelings and coping strategies.

ChomChom can help your child:

  • Develop emotional intelligence and self-regulation skills.
  • Learn to manage angeranxiety, and stress.
  • Build confidence and resilience.
  • Improve focus and attention.
  • Develop a growth mindset.
  • Foster healthy habits.
  • Strengthen social-emotional skills.