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Research-backed stories for 3-7 year old kids

Stories ThatLight the WayThrough Big Feelings

Personalized children's books built on decades of child behavior research. Help your child navigate anger, anxiety, fear, and more — through the magic of stories.

🔬Research-Backed
❤️Human Designed
📚Expert-Reviewed
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🔥 AngerAvailable Now😨 FearComing Soon

Every Big Feeling Deserves Its Own Story

We're building a library of personalised books — one emotion at a time, grounded in real child psychology research.

Children of different backgrounds
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🔥 Anger

Available

Help your child understand and manage big feelings — tantrums, outbursts, and frustration.

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😨 Fear

Coming Soon

A gentle story to help your child navigate fear and worry — from monsters under the bed to new experiences.

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More themes on the way: Anxiety · Sadness · Jealousy · Worry

Evidence-Based & Peer-Reviewed

Built on Real Science

Every Story Lantern story is crafted using proven techniques from 100+ peer-reviewed studies in developmental psychology and neuroscience.

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Emotion Coaching

Gottman Framework

Children of emotion-coaching parents show better regulation, higher self-esteem, and lower stress levels.

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Cognitive Behavioral

CBT Research

Parent-delivered interventions reduce childhood fears and anxiety by up to 93% compared to controls.

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Narrative Therapy

Story Interventions

Children show 8x greater empathy after 16 weeks of narrative-based conversations.

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Co-Regulation

Neuroscience

When parents stay calm, children's brains learn to self-regulate—predicting lifelong outcomes.