Choose The Moment
Bedtime, car rides, dinner, after school, big feelings, hard days, or repair.
About Talk With My Kids
We built Talk With My Kids because the right question can change the moment.
Talk With My Kids started with a simple parenting truth: sometimes you want to connect with your child, but you do not know what to say. Not because you do not care. Because real life is busy, kids are complicated, and the best moments to talk often appear before you feel ready for them.
The app is live and free during early access — a simple, warm way for parents to find thoughtful questions before bedtime, in the car, after school, around the dinner table, during big feelings, and after hard moments.
Free during early access — no credit card required.
Read a few prompts, put your phone away, and start with one.
Why This Exists
Parents do not need more pressure. They need a better way in.
Most parents want to have meaningful conversations with their kids. The hard part is knowing how to begin when the moment is small, messy, tired, funny, emotional, or already halfway gone.
“How was your day?” gets one word. Big feelings come out sideways. Bedtime suddenly becomes the moment your child is ready to share. A car ride gets quiet. After yelling, you want to repair but do not know how to restart.
Talk With My Kids exists for those moments. It gives parents simple, thoughtful prompts that help children open up without turning connection into an interview.
Questions Beat Guessing
A thoughtful question gives parents a starting point when “How was your day?” is not enough.
Moments Matter
Bedtime, car rides, dinner, after school, and repair moments all need different kinds of questions.
Presence Comes First
The app is meant to be used before the conversation, so parents can read a few prompts, put the phone away, and be fully there.
Meet The Founders
The people building Talk With My Kids
Talk With My Kids is being built by the same founding team behind Totely — practical product thinkers, creative builders, and parents who believe small everyday systems can make family life feel a little easier.
Steve Watts
Founder & Chief Question Starter
Steve leads the vision, brand, and creative direction for Talk With My Kids. The idea comes from a very real parenting problem: wanting better conversations with your kids, but not always knowing the question that will help them open up.
Part creative lead, part dad, part person who believes one better question can change the whole ride home.
San Clemente, CA
Nick Stephan
Co-Founder, AI & Product
Nick leads AI and product thinking, helping turn everyday parenting moments into a smarter, more personal prompt experience that can grow with each child.
The product brain behind making “I don’t know what to ask” turn into “try this one tonight.”
San Francisco, CA
Ben Stallsworth
Co-Founder, Systems & Strategy
Ben brings deep product, systems, and operational experience to help make Talk With My Kids simple enough for real parents and thoughtful enough for real family life.
He thinks in systems, structure, and the kind of calm product logic that keeps a parenting app from becoming another thing parents have to manage.
San Clemente, CA
What We Believe
Principles we build around
- Connection should feel possible in ordinary moments.
- One thoughtful question is often enough.
- Kids open up more when they feel safe, not pressured.
- The best conversations usually happen in the follow-up.
- The app should support presence, not replace it.
- Parents should not feel scored, judged, or shamed.
- Each child deserves questions that fit their age, mood, and world.
- Small moments can become meaningful when parents know how to begin.
How We Think About The Product
Built for real family life, not perfect parenting
Real parenting does not happen in calm, perfectly scheduled moments. It happens in the car, at bedtime, while making dinner, after school, during big feelings, after you said the thing you wish you had not said, and in the tiny windows when your child is suddenly ready to talk.
That is why Talk With My Kids is built around a simple loop: choose the child, choose the moment, read a few prompts, put the phone away, and start with one.
Read A Few Prompts
Find one or two questions that fit your child’s age, mood, and situation.
Put The Phone Away
The app should help before the conversation, not interrupt it.
Remember What Matters
Save notes and follow-ups so future questions can become more personal over time.
Why It Matters
A small question can become the moment they remember.
Kids do not always announce when they are ready to talk. Sometimes they share in the last five minutes before sleep. Sometimes they open up while looking out the car window. Sometimes they say something small and hope you notice there is more underneath.
Talk With My Kids is built for those moments — not to make parents perfect, but to help them be ready enough to show up with curiosity, warmth, and one better question.
Start Tonight
Know what to say before the moment passes.
Start with a few thoughtful questions for tonight. Use one before bed, in the car, at dinner, after school, or whenever the next small opening appears.