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Real stories from real families
From handling big feelings to conquering first-day jitters, see how parents use Wanderly to help their kids grow through the power of choice.
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What Parents Say
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“Our son loves being in the stories, making the decisions, and creating "friends" to go with him on his adventures.”
“As a parent, I love the ability to use the app as a tool to connect with my son. He is an amazing kid who struggles with big feelings and his reactions to them. The stories in Wanderly give us a way to talk about dealing with those feelings when things are calm and we are connected. When he is in a hard moment, we can use language he has chosen from Wanderly to help him. It's really such a beautiful thing to have another way to connect with my kid in a low pressure situation.”
“There are so many different things to get from Wanderly stories. You can simply have a silly adventure, learn something new about the world, create a thoughtful gift for a loved one, or tackle a behavioral issue in a fun way. It's truly one of my favorite bedtime activities and I love seeing what my kids will come up with.”
“At first I thought it was one of those bedtime ploys to stay up later, but when the request came again first thing in the morning I realized it was just genuine excitement about Wanderly. My two kiddos - ages 7 and 8 - had a blast selecting their adventure pals (they have the cutest "pets" that go on the adventure with them) and choosing the direction of the story every step of the way. I turned up the reading level today and it was neat to see my son work through a few new words and stick with it because he was so excited about his story.”
“My son couldn't put the story down!”
“As a preschool teacher experiencing firsthand the different ways change can impact children, and as a mom of a neurodivergent child transitioning to kindergarten, the kindergarten story has been a super helpful tool to prepare my son for this change. While we build the story together, even for my "non-verbal" son who is expressing a few words, he was able to express the part that was more difficult for him about this new transition BECAUSE of how the book interaction interested him.”
“It gave me the information I needed to know: what he was most anxious about and where I can reassure him more. It was a way for my son to be heard and express his feelings through the fun of storytelling. This helps children prepare visually for a new transition, and while children are resilient, these types of stories can help them to know what to expect, give them security and reassurance to be happy and thrive.”
“We've been using it every night for bedtime stories for our 3 year old.”
“Ok, so I installed this yesterday, and I've already read 5 stories with my 4 year old. That's over an hours worth of time. Today he tried to negotiate to have me read 4 in a row... He's fully engaged, and takes his time over the choices - I think that and the funny moments in the stories are what have him hooked. He lost it when our cat (yes, you can include your pet in a story!) turned into a elephant. As a parent, it's whimsical and a welcome change from the regular books in rotation. I was initially unsure about using my phone to engage him during bedtime, but he entrallment quickly overcame that. I would wholeheartedly recommend it to others.”
“It's been fantastic for creating and sharing our stories with beautiful art. What a great keepsake!”
“My dyslexic 4th grader struggles with reading and comprehension. She is finally excited to read using Wanderly!”
“As an lifelong educator, I give this app an enthusiastic 5 stars+. With opportunity to choose and name characters, type of story and plot ... what could be more creative? What could be a more productive use of screen time? I love that this app was created and is carefully monitored by a Mom of young kids. She also happens to have technical/AI chops ... she was a Google Product Manager in their Education Products sector. The graphics are quite lovely, the story lines are fun and age-appropriate.”
“I'm very impressed with the ease with which I was able to write a fun (and colorful) story. I wrote one for my grandchild and can't wait to share it with her.”
“At the end of a long day I'm not always clever enough to improvise all of my daughter's suggestions about how the bedtime story should go. Wanderly lets her steer the story without asking me to figure out how exactly a T-Rex became princess of the Moon. She gets the perfect story, Dad gets to relax and focus on the cuddles.”
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