Interactive
New Kid
A new kid sits alone at lunch — invite them, or stay with your regular friends?
Your regular seat is right there. So is the new kid. Sitting alone.
For the Young children — ages 4 to 8 — who are learning what kindness looks like when it costs you something. Also for caregivers and teachers who want a story that opens a conversation about inclusion at the moment it happens — the lunch table.
The Name It First Experience
There's a kid you've never seen before. They're sitting by themselves with their tray. Your regular friends are waving you over to the usual spot. In New Kid, you choose what you do. And you find out where each choice leads. This is a story for children who are learning that being kind isn't about being nice — it's about what you do at the moment when staying comfortable is the easier choice. The output is your New Kid Page — the choice you made and what happened at lunch.
You can opt into 30-, 60-, and 90-day check-ins from your account. We recommend you do — the point is to see what changed.
Sample questions
- What do you think the new kid is feeling when they walk into the lunchroom and do not know where to sit?
- What would YOU do if you saw a new kid sitting alone?
- Have you ever been new somewhere — or been the one to say hello? What happened?
Research basis
Ladd (peer relationship adjustment) / Rubin (social withdrawal and shyness in childhood) / Piaget (cognitive development/perspective-taking) / Vygotsky (zone of proximal development) / Erikson (psychosocial development/industry vs. inferiority)
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The full guide on any screen, with a companion journal to write your answers by hand.
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Audiobook
We read every question and every scenario aloud. For the commute, the walk, the dishes.
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The keepsake edition — sewn, ribboned, made to sit on a shelf and be returned to.
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Digital Fill + membership+membership
Answer on screen. Your responses save as you go and assemble into your finished document.
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Hands-Free Interactive + membership+membership
Listen to each question and speak your answer. We capture it. You never touch a keyboard.
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