StorySteps creates personalised interactive stories built around what your child is finding hard right now. They choose what happens. You discover what's underneath.
"I'd tried everything. After one story, I had more to work with than three months of asking him directly."
No credit card required. 3 free stories, then from £7.99/month.
It was Rafi's first week at his new school. The classroom felt full. Full of friendships that already existed. Full of jokes he didn't understand. He let out a sigh and sat at his desk. Suddenly, the teacher clapped her hands. "Everyone find a partner!" Rafi's stomach tightened.
What does Rafi do?
Look down and hope somebody chooses him.
Walk over and say hello.
Grab the other boy's arm before somebody else does.
After the story: Questions to open a real conversation, and practical things to try at home.
✦ Safe for children aged 3–11
✦ No diagnosis. Only discovery
✦ Used by parents, teachers, and child therapists
✦ Stories are 100% private
Three steps. No preparation needed. No special knowledge required.
Tell StorySteps what your child is finding hard right now. It could be friendship, school, a new sibling, bedtime — anything. Keep it simple and specific.
e.g. He shuts down completely when things don't go his way.
A short story appears, built around your child's specific concern. Read it aloud together. At each moment, your child chooses what the character does next.
No screens in their face. Just you reading, them listening.
When the story ends, you receive questions to open a real conversation — and practical, specific suggestions for what to try at home.
Not generic parenting tips. Shaped by what your child just chose.
Read the story. Choose what Rafi does. See how it works.
Concern: my child struggles to make friends at his new school.
It was Rafi's first week at his new school. The classroom felt full. Full of friendships that already existed. Full of jokes he didn't understand. He let out sigh and sat at his desk. Suddenly, the teacher clapped her hands. "Everyone find a partner!" The other kids immediately turned to their friends and the room moved all at once. Across the classroom, another boy was standing alone. For a second, their eyes met. Then both looked away. Rafi's stomach tightened.
What does Rafi do?
Most parenting tools ask children direct questions. StorySteps doesn't. Children talk more freely about a character than about themselves. The story gives them a way in.
What they choose reveals what they know how to do — and what they're still figuring out. No diagnosis, just pure communication.
Friendship struggles
When they can't read what other children want from them
School anxiety
When mornings are hard and they can't say why
Anger and big feelings
When they go from zero to explosion with nothing in between
Sibling conflict
When the house only works if everything is exactly fair
Confidence and belonging
When they hold back in groups even though you know they have something to say
Bedtime and separation
When nights are harder than they should be
StorySteps is not designed to diagnose children. It is designed to help parents better understand emotional patterns through storytelling and conversation — and to give children a safe way to explore feelings they may not yet have words for.
Also used by child therapists, school counsellors, and early years educators as a session tool.
Start free. Upgrade when it fits.
Try it with your child before you commit to anything.
£59.99/year (save £36)
For families who want unlimited access to the full experience.
£199/year (save £101)
For therapists, counsellors, and educators using StorySteps in sessions.
No. StorySteps is a parenting tool — it's designed to help you understand your child and open conversations, not to diagnose, treat, or replace professional support. If you have serious concerns about your child's wellbeing, please speak to a doctor or qualified professional.
Not in any clinical sense. What you see after the story is pattern-based interpretation of choices — what they chose and what it might suggest about how they approach emotional situations. It's a starting point for your own curiosity, not a report card.
StorySteps works best for children aged 3 to 11. Stories are calibrated to your child's age — vocabulary, sentence length, and emotional complexity all adjust. A 3-year-old and a 10-year-old will receive very different stories for the same concern.
Yes. StorySteps uses AI to generate stories tailored to your child's specific situation. Every story is built fresh from what you describe — no two stories are the same. The stories are then shaped by what your child chooses at each step.
Your child's name, age, and the concerns you describe are used only to generate the story. They are not sold, shared, or used to train AI models. Your story history is stored securely and only visible to you.
Professional mode is designed for therapists, counsellors, and educators using StorySteps in a clinical or educational setting. It enables unlimited story continuations, clinician-directed narrative, detailed session notes, and removes the standard parent-facing safeguarding alerts.
Most parents find something useful in the first session.