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Sun Apr 27, 2014 5:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:
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WeeFeel releases a new series of apps focused on emotional awareness - Published on 04/27/14
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Amid a growing focus on emotional awareness as a critical piece of early childhood development, WeeFeel Inc. today introduces The Bubble Bomps 1.0 for iPad, the first in a series of apps to help kids foster essential emotional skills. The educational app is a fantastic conversation-starter about what happens when children get the giggles and can�t calm down. This new story-based vehicle offers kids and parents a new way to identify and better manage their own feelings.
Vancouver, Canada - Parents do everything they possibly can to give kids what they need to grow up well. Most of those efforts are focused around cognitive or physical development. Music training. Limited TV. Flash cards between naps and trips to the Superstore. Languages. Swimming, soccer, dance. The list goes on.
But many parents today are recognizing that cognitive and physical development aren't everything: There is a rising interest in emotional awareness, and this focus is supported by new research. WeeFeel, an emerging Vancouver kids app startup, offers iPad apps that help kids connect with and express their emotions, to foster early development of emotional skills. Montessori teachers and parents alike are getting great results with the apps.
New research results suggests that emotional awareness is even more critical to healthy childhood development than previously thought. Significant systematic studies from large consortiums like Chicago-based CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) are demonstrating that performance in nearly every sphere - academic, social, even health - is directly linked to how well kids manage their emotions.
The question on most parents' minds, though, is how can they help with that? The makers of Weefeel have designed a new story-based vehicle - using vivid and captivating digital platforms - that offers kids and parents a new way to identify and better manage their own feelings.
To achieve this, WeeFeel uses both known storytelling techniques and entirely new methods. WeeFeel apps feature vivid, funny characters, rendered in a uniquely executed parallax storytelling style. WeeFeel apps are designed to help kids feel feelings by relating to the characters - and then identify those feelings themselves. All this connects very closely with Montessori principles. (The entire business plan was inspired by these principles, in fact.)
Teachers definitely approve of beta versions of the new apps - many state that they have been looking for these kind of tools to introduce into their curriculum.
"This is an innovative way for children to explore their emotions", said Pamela P and Anna K, kindergarten teachers based in Vancouver, BC with over 30 years of teaching experience.
And early test-group parents have seen positive results; parents have been happy to introduce a new resource into their kids' educational solar system.
Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 53.3 MB
Pricing and Availability:
The first in the WeeFeel series of apps, The Bubble Bomps 1.0 is $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. For more information please contact Jessica Vieira.
WeeFeel: http://www.weefeel.ca
The Bubble Bomps 1.0: https://itunes.apple.com/app/bubble-bomps-from-weefeel./id845208185
Screenshot: http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/2d/e8/d0/2de8d09d-adf7-eef6-4d2e-3655ebb9a3b0/screen480x480.jpeg
App Icon: http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/32/ee/21/32ee211f-2ac0-36d0-9516-0f12a8c3ab60/mzl.cyeqtitr.175x175-75.jpg
WeeFeel is a Vancouver-based startup that creates book apps, game apps, and merchandise for kids aged 5-8, with a focus on emotional awareness, art, and social change. The company is led by led by husband and wife team Simon and Jessica Vieira. WeeFeel is determined to help build a better world for our kids, one feeling at a time. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2014 WeeFeel Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.
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Jessica Vieira
Co-founder
778-998-2316
Canada
jessica.vieira@weefeel.ca
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/Weefeel
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/weefeel
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/Weefeel_Apps
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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Amid a growing focus on emotional awareness as a critical piece of early childhood development, WeeFeel Inc. today introduces The Bubble Bomps 1.0 for iPad, the first in a series of apps to help kids foster essential emotional skills. The educational app is a fantastic conversation-starter about what happens when children get the giggles and can�t calm down. This new story-based vehicle offers kids and parents a new way to identify and better manage their own feelings.
Vancouver, Canada - Parents do everything they possibly can to give kids what they need to grow up well. Most of those efforts are focused around cognitive or physical development. Music training. Limited TV. Flash cards between naps and trips to the Superstore. Languages. Swimming, soccer, dance. The list goes on.
But many parents today are recognizing that cognitive and physical development aren't everything: There is a rising interest in emotional awareness, and this focus is supported by new research. WeeFeel, an emerging Vancouver kids app startup, offers iPad apps that help kids connect with and express their emotions, to foster early development of emotional skills. Montessori teachers and parents alike are getting great results with the apps.
New research results suggests that emotional awareness is even more critical to healthy childhood development than previously thought. Significant systematic studies from large consortiums like Chicago-based CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) are demonstrating that performance in nearly every sphere - academic, social, even health - is directly linked to how well kids manage their emotions.
The question on most parents' minds, though, is how can they help with that? The makers of Weefeel have designed a new story-based vehicle - using vivid and captivating digital platforms - that offers kids and parents a new way to identify and better manage their own feelings.
To achieve this, WeeFeel uses both known storytelling techniques and entirely new methods. WeeFeel apps feature vivid, funny characters, rendered in a uniquely executed parallax storytelling style. WeeFeel apps are designed to help kids feel feelings by relating to the characters - and then identify those feelings themselves. All this connects very closely with Montessori principles. (The entire business plan was inspired by these principles, in fact.)
Teachers definitely approve of beta versions of the new apps - many state that they have been looking for these kind of tools to introduce into their curriculum.
"This is an innovative way for children to explore their emotions", said Pamela P and Anna K, kindergarten teachers based in Vancouver, BC with over 30 years of teaching experience.
And early test-group parents have seen positive results; parents have been happy to introduce a new resource into their kids' educational solar system.
Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 53.3 MB
Pricing and Availability:
The first in the WeeFeel series of apps, The Bubble Bomps 1.0 is $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. For more information please contact Jessica Vieira.
WeeFeel: http://www.weefeel.ca
The Bubble Bomps 1.0: https://itunes.apple.com/app/bubble-bomps-from-weefeel./id845208185
Screenshot: http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/2d/e8/d0/2de8d09d-adf7-eef6-4d2e-3655ebb9a3b0/screen480x480.jpeg
App Icon: http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/32/ee/21/32ee211f-2ac0-36d0-9516-0f12a8c3ab60/mzl.cyeqtitr.175x175-75.jpg
WeeFeel is a Vancouver-based startup that creates book apps, game apps, and merchandise for kids aged 5-8, with a focus on emotional awareness, art, and social change. The company is led by led by husband and wife team Simon and Jessica Vieira. WeeFeel is determined to help build a better world for our kids, one feeling at a time. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2014 WeeFeel Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.
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Jessica Vieira
Co-founder
778-998-2316
Canada
jessica.vieira@weefeel.ca
Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/Weefeel
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/weefeel
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/Weefeel_Apps
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