The rehearsal
My first day
Their school, the journey, what is for lunch, who is at home time. The whole day, in order, before it happens.
The week beforeStarting school · reception · £3.99 for the year
School starts in
22
sleeps
Exciting. And a bit big for a little person. Both are allowed.
There is time to get them ready, and it does not take a chart on the wall. It takes a book that makes it make sense.
Get their school books · £3.99
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What to do with the sleeps you have left
One small thing at a time. Each one is a book you make together in about four minutes.
Four kinds of book for one big term
A real book, made in Tandem and read in the app. Yours is made with your child, about their day, not a template with a name dropped in.
The worry
What if...?
I need the loo. Nobody to play with. I am late. I miss Mummy or Daddy. Each becomes a story where they find the answer.
When they askThe practice
Getting set for school
Zips, buttons and tricky shoes. The loo on their own. Lunchbox skills. Asking for help. Story or mission.
All termThe keeper
Today at school
How was lunch, what happened, how it felt. The book that answers "what did you do today?" when the answer is "I don't know".
All year
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One-off payment. Never auto-renews.
Why a book, and why now
Little brains do better when they know what is coming
A four-year-old walking into reception needs to get their head around the room, the rules, the noise, the loo, the lunch and where you went… all in one morning. That is a lot to ask.
Knowing the order of the day takes the guessing away, so they have more left over for being curious and brave. It is why schools and therapists already use simple ‘social stories’ that walk through the day, in order, with the child in it. Tandem helps you make that story with your child, about their school, in about four minutes.
“Introducing predictability helps the developing brain to learn to anticipate and to prepare for change before it occurs, which promotes attention and learning, reduces stress…”Professor Sam Wass, developmental cognitive neuroscientist, University of East London. In the same piece he calls stories “intrinsically predictable”, because a story has a beginning, a middle and an end. isey.org
A 2024 systematic review of 170 studies links everyday routines to better thinking skills, self-regulation and learning. Selman & Dilworth-Bart, Journal of Family Theory & Review. doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12549
A year of their books
£3.99
- Digital books you read together in the Tandem app, on a phone or tablet
- Create unlimited books for a year, for every child in your family
- First-day books, worry books, practice books, and a today-book after every school day
- One-off payment. It never auto-renews.
- Every book you make stays in the app, yours to keep and read forever
Love it or your money back. No deadline, no forms, no fuss. The books are digital, in the Tandem app.
Four quick answers
No. The books live in the Tandem app and you read them together on a phone or tablet. If you want one on paper, you can order a printed copy of any book inside the app.
No. £3.99 unlocks a whole year of unlimited books, for every child in your family. It is a one-off payment and never auto-renews. Every book you make is yours to keep in the app and read forever, long after the year ends.
Tandem is built by parents who are doctors and child psychologists, in collaboration with Nesta, Alder Hey and Moorfields. The AI works inside careful guardrails and there are no ads. You always create together, never the child alone.
Then use it for September. But the “Today at school” book is the one that really keeps giving all year: a couple of minutes after school to learn about more than just what they had for lunch.
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