Introducing Moxie
A revolutionary new app to help build emotional strength through play
“The mental health crisis affecting America’s children and youth has had a devastating impact on parents and families. Moxie is designed to help parents and caregivers protect against emerging mental health challenges by giving them strategies and activities to build relationships and support social and emotional wellbeing – both of which are central to mental health ”
– Stephanie M. Jones, PhD, Director, Ecological Approaches to Social Emotional Learning (EASEL) Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Moxie Co-founder
About Us
Moxie uses established approaches taught in the vast majority of K-12 schools to promote skills, grow resilience and achievement, and prevent mental health challenges.
Parents can build children’s mental and emotional wellbeing through interactive parent-child games and exercises, helping them become strong of mind, confident, able to navigate social situations, and attend to academics.
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Why Moxie
The number of children diagnosed with anxiety or depression grew by nearly 30% from 2016 to 2020.
– U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
“We are in the midst of a pediatric mental health crisis–and parents need to take action.”
– Claire McCarthy, MD, Senior Faculty Editor,
Harvard Health Publishing
Evidence makes clear that mental health and wellbeing are foundational to learning in and out of school. The pillars of this foundation include focusing attention, managing emotions, creating positive peer and teacher relationships, and making effective decisions, as well as protecting children from the adverse effects of ongoing stress.
Direct to Parents
The first app aimed to empower parents to take control of their children’s mental health
Empower Kids
Give children the strength they need to assess and manage their own mental health.
Fun and Interactive
Build strength through play with fun interactive games for the family
Build Your Plan
A systematic approach to mental strength based on extensive research
Moxie Supports Parenting in a Post-COVID Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of children and families, requiring parents to engage in student learning and wellbeing in unprecedented ways. The pandemic intensified and compounded both every day and chronic stress as parents managed changing routines, worry for sick or distanced family members, online schooling, and the high-stakes daily dilemmas of parenting. More than ever before, with high levels of stress and ongoing turbulence as a persistent backdrop, there is a dire need for high-quality social, emotional, and behavioral supports for adults and children alike.
Moxie brings families social, emotional, and behavioral supports that, using Moxie’s learn-and-apply approach, become habits. Moxie:
- builds high-quality relationships between parents and their children,
- supports both child and parent SEL skill-building, mental health, and overall well-being,
- promotes supportive and positive home environments, and
- leverages technology to bring high-quality, evidence-based content directly to families’ devices.
