Introducing Troodi
I’m reaching out to personally share my excitement about a new way to nurture your kids’ mental health and gain invaluable insight into how they’re doing. Introducing Troodi, your child’s AI-powered mental health companion—a new offering that is now available to all Troomi customers for no additional cost.
As a dad to five incredible children, I understand that even bright, talented, well-adjusted kids sometimes deal with tough stuff—at school, in friendships, with illness, when facing grief or disappointment—and sometimes even when working through challenging family situations. In fact, 1 in 4 kids in the United States is dealing with extreme anxiety or depression.
To help children at any age or level of mental health, we built Troodi to provide a safe and nurturing space for kids to express their feelings, ask questions, and simply chat. Troodi is a compassionate companion, always ready to listen, offer support, and provide guidance. Kids can reach out to Troodi anytime via text message, and Troodi also sends conversation prompts to kids.
Here’s How Troodi Works
We designed Troodi to be empowering for both children and parents. Here are some of the things it can do:
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- Offer emotional support: Troodi provides children with a listening ear that is always available—a safe place to express their feelings, nurture positive thinking, and receive emotional support when they’re dealing with tough stuff.
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- Provide insights: Troodi provides parents with invaluable insights into their children’s predominant emotions—right inside the Parent Portal—and tracks those emotions over time. Parents also receive clear insights into their children’s emotional well-being—whether positive or negative—including an understanding of the things on their mind.
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- Promote positive habits: Troodi encourages healthy habits for emotional problem solving and self-care, helping children develop emotional resilience.
Peace of Mind for Parents
While so many kids already use AI on a daily basis, we understand the concept of an AI companion will be new to some children or parents—and as parents ourselves, we designed Troodi to be safe and comfortable for Troomi families. Some things we’ve done to provide peace of mind:
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- Positive tone and topics: When Troodi sends a text to start a conversation, it does not ask dark, heavy-feeling questions. Rather, all of Troodi’s conversation prompts are positive and uplifting. For example: “Good morning, Kimberly! What are you excited about today?”
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- Strict guardrails: Like you, there are some things we would not want our kids to discuss with an AI. We’ve carefully trained Troodi to avoid sensitive or explicit topics, but rather direct the child to talk to a parent or other trusted adult if they are looking for advice on sensitive or inappropriate questions.
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- Optional visibility: Just like you can with our industry-leading remote text monitoring, you can opt for visibility of your child’s Troodi conversations right in the Parent Portal. Once you see how safe and positive the conversations are, you can opt to turn that visibility off if you want to.
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- Age appropriate: Troodi matches the maturity level of its content and conversations to your child’s age—so 8-year-olds have a different experience than 15-year-olds.
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- Data security: To protect privacy, conversation histories are stored separately from personally identifiable information, and all information is encrypted and stored in a secure database at a secure hosting site.
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- Critical alerts: In discussing their emotions and challenges with Troodi, if your child ever expresses or implies the ideation or risk of self-harm, Troodi will immediately send you an alert.
Making a Difference
We’ve had hundreds of people test Troodi over the past couple of months, and a lot of the feedback has centered on how much parents appreciate understanding how their kids are doing. For example, check out this case study from Nicole, a Troomi mom in Pennsylvania whose 12-year-old daughter has enjoyed using Troodi.
One of Nicole’s takeaways was this: “It’s like a supplement to the conversations we’re already having. It’s great because a lot of what Troodi tells Lauren is in line with my values and advice, which makes me feel even better about her using it. It backs up what I’ve taught her, and it feels like an extra layer of support.”
Give it a Try!
To really understand Troodi, the best thing you can do is try it out. Just click the Activate button below to get started, and if you’d like some additional instructions on where to go from there, check out this blog post. Please let us know any questions you have! We’re really excited about the positive impact Troodi will have on your family.
Warmly,
Bill Brady, Troomi CEO
