Junga For Parents
Discover how parents, grandparents, and caregivers are leveraging Junga to help children build resilience and strengthen social emotional skills.
Your Village, Connected
Shared tasks and rewards create structure and consistency, the foundation of an effective social emotional program.
Build Real Resilience
Jungas build confidence and strengthen potential for optimism by completing tasks and overcoming structured challenges[1]
Insights For Growth
Track achievements, rewards, and emotional experiences over time to visualize growth and identify areas for extra support.
Privacy-First Design
We do not sell, share, or disclose your Junga app or village data with any partners or third parties for advertising, marketing, or data collection purposes.
Designed For Families, Backed By Science
Research has shown structure and consistency form two fundamental building blocks of resilience and can encourage positive social emotional development in children. Junga builds upon evidence-based advice[2] to deliver a foundational tool to support well-established social emotional skills[3] such as self-awareness and self-management.
Build Confidence & Self-Esteem
Achieving goals and the recognition that comes with it (points and rewards) helps children build confidence and self-esteem through a sense of accomplishment.[6]
Teach Emotional Regulation
Clear, steady expectations give children practice in labeling, coping with, and modifying emotions - "Excellent work calming down after getting upset. You've earned a point for composure!"[5]
Routines Reduce Stress
Creating routines helps children feel secure and reduces stress by providing predictable structure[4]
Reduce friction in routine tasks
Approach tasks in a positive, growth-focused way to encourage progress and celebrate effort, not just achievement. Setting clear expectations and rewarding effort can help build confidence and self-esteem through a sense of accomplishment.
- Ready for school
- Ready for bed
- Homework
- Cleanup
- Brushing teeth
- Picky or inconsistent eating
- Eye patching
- Occupational or physical therapy
- Potty Training
Social emotional growth minded
Design your village to encourage key areas for Social Emotional growth. Acknowledge and award points for a wide range of behaviors and achievements to encourage growth in areas like kindness, leadership, and optimism. Create any task and award points for any metric you find valuable.
- Kindness
- Leadership
- Helping others
- Sharing
- Bravery
- Optimism
- Composure
- Problem Solving
- Self-starting
- Budgeting / saving
Dive in and see how it works!
Junga is most effective when paired with a well-designed social emotional program.
Junga is designed to be flexible and adaptable to fit the various approaches of behavioral methods such as The Kazdin Method® and other well-established, research-backed Social Emotional programs. We provide tools to help you implement the program and track progress to encourage growth in key areas for positive child development.
Catalog & Activity Center
Catalogs are collections of tasks and rewards designed by you. Leverage our core catalogs, create your own from scratch, or install catalogs shared by other community members. Each of your Jungas can share a catalog, have a dedicated catalog, or a mixture of both. The Activity Center can be accessed from any device and is synced in real-time.
Tasks
Each task is given a point value and you determine the criteria that qualify the task as completed. You can customize tasks with our icon set, an emoji, or your own image. Tasks can even have specific days of the week or times of the day (such as trash day on Tuesdays) to encourage routine-building. Timers can be set for tasks and opened from any device to allow seamless transitions between Keepers.
Rewards
A reward is the incentive you provide for completing tasks. Each reward has a point value and unlocks automatically once the Junga's point balance reaches the required amount. You can set quantity limits (such as one per day) and time boundaries on when rewards can be redeemed (eg: no treats after 3PM).
Experience Tracking
Track emotional experiences to gain insights into what activities and interactions are most impactful for your child's growth. Use this information to adjust your approach and provide extra support in areas that need it. Learning patterns in emotional experiences can also help you identify early warning signs of potential challenges and intervene proactively to provide support.
Visual Timers
Research has shown that visual timers help children better understand the passage of time and can eliminate the question of "how much longer", which has been shown to reduce "when will it end" anxiety [7], and positively impact behavior[8]. The use of timers introduces time management skills and time-bound events such as sharing, brushing teeth, length of game play, and others typically proceed more smoothly when a timer is involved. It really is simple: less surprises equals fewer breakdowns.
Points Freeze
A points freeze is a temporary hold on a Junga's ability to redeem points as a consequence for behavior that fell outside expectations. During this time, Jungas can continue earning points by completing tasks but will not be able to redeem points for rewards. This freeze will expire automatically after the duration set by the Keeper. A points freeze can be an effective way to encourage reflection and discussion about behavior without taking away the opportunity for growth through earning points.
What Parents Are Saying
Hear from real parents who have experienced the benefits of integrating Junga in their village.
"Junga has been a game-changer for our family. It's like having a personal assistant for parenting that helps us stay connected and organized."
"As a therapist, I recommend Junga to all my clients. It's the perfect tool to keep everyone in the loop and support the child's development."
"Junga has made coordinating with my child's teachers and therapists so much easier. It's a must-have for any parent who wants to stay on top of their child's needs."
Popular Questions From Parents
Top questions from our knowledge base to help you find answers quickly.
How do I connect other Keepers to my village?
To connect other Keepers to your village, go to My Village > Keepers > New Invite to send a secure invite link by email.
View full articleWhat age range is Junga best for?
Our flexible design allows each Keeper to create a village experience tailored to support Jungas at any age or stage of life. We offer pre-configured catalogs for Jungas ages 0-3, 3-5, 5-8, 8-12, and 12+ to help get you up and running quickly, but we consider a Junga to be anyone from age 1 to 100 who relies on another's guidance for growth and development.
View full articleIs Junga designed exclusively for children experiencing behavioral challenges?
Junga is inclusive by design, and created to support every child through the flexible application of best-practices found in well-established, research-backed social emotional programs created to amplify their strengths and provide tools to help them grow in key areas for positive development.
View full articleIs the Junga app a chore chart?
While it can be used to manage chores, Junga's capabilities extend far beyond a simple chore tracking app to include features for tracking emotional experiences, providing insights for growth, and fostering a supportive community of Keepers who all contribute to the structured growth of their Jungas.
View full articleWhat happens if a Junga doesn't complete a task?
If a Junga doesn't complete a task within the outlined criteria for earning the points, Keepers can apply a "miss" which serves as a gentle consequence and an opportunity for reflection and discussion about the expectations required to earn the points. Misses are tracked in the system to provide insights into patterns that may need extra attention.
View full articleIs Junga available on more than one device?
Yes, Junga is designed to be accessible on multiple devices, allowing Keepers to manage and support their Jungas from anywhere.
This multi-device capability ensures that the platform can be seamlessly integrated into daily routines, providing consistent platform for tracking progress and understanding the current state of things in their village.
For example, a Primary Keeper and Co-Keeper can work together on tasks (including timers) and monitor progress in real-time from their own device.
Can I view an active timer on more than one device?
Yes! You can view and manage active timers on multiple devices, ensuring that all Keepers in your village stay synchronized and up-to-date with ongoing activities. If a Junga has only a few minutes left of a timed task or reward, any Keeper with access can check in and complete the task. You can even resume a timer paused on a different device!
View full articleDoes Junga serve ads?
No. Our monthly subscription covers the costs of maintaining the platform, allowing us the freedom to provide a high-quality, private, ad-free experience for our users. Our values do not align with the practice of advertising to children, and we have no plans to ever serve ads on our platform.
View full articleCan I use Junga as a teeth brushing timer?
Yes! You can set up a task for brushing teeth with a stopwatch timer for the duration recommended by your dentist. In fact, we include one in every Core catalog - so you're all set as soon as you add your first Junga!
When it's time to brush, simply open the Teeth Brushing task from any device and start it. The visual countdown can help make brushing more engaging for your Junga and ensure they brush for the full duration.
Can we use Junga to help support eye patching therapy?
Yes! Junga can be used to support eye patching therapy (occlusion therapy, for the treatment of amblyopia) by setting up tasks and timers to ensure consistent and accurate usage. This can help track progress and provide reminders to ensure the therapy is followed correctly.
View full articleDoes Junga support potty training?
Yes! Junga can be leveraged to support nearly any potty training method. Involve your Junga in the creation of a new task and reward bundle for the potty training process and get started! Reports can be generated to share with your child's healthcare provider to provide insights into adherence and progress over time.
View full articleCan we use Junga to help support speech therapy?
Yes! Junga can be used to support speech therapy by setting up tasks and timers to ensure consistent and accurate practice. This can help track progress and provide reminders to ensure the therapy is followed correctly. Reports can be generated to share with your child's speech therapist to provide insights into adherence and progress over time.
View full articleResearch & References
Evidence-informed resources behind our child wellbeing approach.
- Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. InBrief: The Science of Resilience. Retrieved February 2026.
- Dr. Alan E. Kazdin – The Kazdin Method for Parenting. Retrieved March 2026.
- What Is Social Emotional Learning? Child Mind Institute. Retrieved March 2026.
- Child routines moderate a brief behavioral intervention to enhance sleep in school-aged children. Retrieved March 2026.
- Stressed out kids? Signs and strategies - Mayo Clinic Health System. Retrieved March 2026.
- Children's self-esteem already established by age 5, new study finds - University of Washington. Retrieved March 2026.
- Time on Their Side: How Visual Timers Affect Anxiety, Performance, and On-Task Behavior in Elementary Math Assessments. Retrieved March 2026.
- The Impact of Visual Schedules for Students With Disabilities - Bethel University. Retrieved March 2026.