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With ATTA, we translate teens for parents and parents for teens. Understand each other, and make the wins happen.
You can use this by itself, with no texts.
Your text is sent to Claude to write suggestions. If you can, use this together with your teen.
Reply Coach
Write what you want to say. See how it might land, then get a version that keeps your point and lowers the heat.
You can fill in this or the draft, or both.
Live Help 🎙️
For a hard talk happening right now. ATTA listens and turns what’s said into words on your screen. When you need help, tap Help Me Right Now for what they may be feeling and one thing you could say next.
Uses the age you picked on the Translate tab.
No audio is saved. Your phone’s speech service (Apple or Google) turns speech into text, and the words stay on this screen. They go to Claude only when you tap Help Me Right Now. Tap Clear when you’re done.
Conversation Cards
Take turns drawing a card and answering. No fixing, no lectures. Just listen.
Atta Chart
Catch someone doing something good, then give them a gold star. Everyone on the A-Team can earn them, parents too.
Recent attas
Stars are saved on this device only for now.
The 💩 List
Real talk. Write down the crap that's going on or that happened, and what you want to change. No judging. When something gets cleaned up, that person earns a gold star.
The list
Saved on this device only. If something on here is a real emergency, check the Help tab.
Lingo & What’s Hot 🗣️
Get on the same page about the words, music, games and videos your teen is into. Ask them to teach you. Most teens love being the expert.
Slang dictionary
Look it up on Urban DictionaryUrban Dictionary is written by users and can be explicit or wrong. Read it first before showing it to a younger kid.
What’s hot right now
A snapshot from Nov 12, 2026. Trends change fast, so ask your teen what’s new.
🎵 Music
Near the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week: Ella Langley “Choosin’ Texas,” Michael Jackson “Thriller,” Tame Impala & JENNIE “Dracula,” Tate McRae “Housewife,” and Stella Lefty “Boston.” The KPop Demon Hunters songs “Golden” and “Soda Pop” were huge on YouTube in 2025.
Ask: “What’s on repeat for you right now? Play me one.”
🎮 Gaming
Gen Z favorites in 2026 include Fortnite, Roblox and Call of Duty, with Mario, Subway Surfers and Candy Crush also on the list. The Sims is big with girls, and Clash of Clans with boys. On Roblox, user-made games like Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot took off in 2025.
Ask: “Show me your favorite game. What makes it fun?” Then play a round together.
▶️ YouTube
YouTube’s 2025 US recap: top creators were MrBeast, CaylusBlox, IShowSpeed, Double Date, and Cadel and Mia. Big topics included Squid Game, KPop Demon Hunters, brainrot memes, Labubu, Nintendo Switch 2, and the group Katseye.
Ask: “Who’s your favorite creator right now? What’s the best video you’ve seen this week?”
📰 News
News changes too fast for a snapshot. Try a short student news show together, like CNN 10, then talk about it.
Ask: “What are you hearing about at school this week? What do you think?” Listen first before sharing your view.
🏀 Sports
Scores and stories change daily, so check them together on a site like ESPN.
Ask: “Who’s your favorite team or player, and why?”
Sources: a Billboard chart recap (ratingsgamemusic.com, Nov 9, 2026, so check Billboard for exact ranks), Ypulse (May 2026), YouTube’s 2025 year-end recap, and AirDroid’s teen slang guide.
More Help
ATTA is not a crisis service or a replacement for professional care. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Someone may be in crisis (suicide or self-harm)
- Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or chat at 988lifeline.org. Free, 24/7, in the US.
- Text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line).
- LGBTQ+ youth: The Trevor Project, call 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678-678.
- Stay with them. Ask directly and calmly if they’re thinking about hurting themselves, and listen without arguing.
- Don’t promise to keep it secret. If you can do it safely, put away anything they could use to hurt themselves.
Gaming and screen time
Signs it may be a problem: losing sleep, slipping grades, pulling away from friends and things they used to enjoy, big mood swings when it’s taken away, lying about time.
- Start curious. Ask them to show you the game and what they like about it.
- Set limits together, and keep devices out of bedrooms overnight.
- Offer something to do instead, ideally with you.
- If it keeps hurting sleep, school, mood or relationships, talk to their pediatrician or a counselor.
The American Academy of Pediatrics offers a Family Media Plan tool at healthychildren.org.
Drugs, alcohol or vaping
SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357, free, confidential, 24/7. They can point you to treatment and local support.
Eating concerns
National Alliance for Eating Disorders helpline: 866-662-1235, weekdays 9 a.m.–7 p.m. ET, staffed by licensed therapists.
Abuse or not safe at home
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911.
Bullying
Save screenshots, report it to the school in writing, and keep asking how they’re doing. More at stopbullying.gov.
Finding a counselor
Start with your pediatrician or the school counselor. Calling 211 can also connect you to local services.
Privacy and kids
ATTA is for parents and guardians. It is not designed for children under 13 to use on their own.
- Your chores, stars, lists, journal and calendar stay on this device. ATTA does not keep a copy on its own servers.
- When you tap Translate, Check my reply, Check it, Help me say it or Ask Claude, the text or screenshot you submit is sent to Claude to write suggestions. Avoid full names, addresses and school names, and cover other people’s information in screenshots.
- We don’t sell your data or show ads.
- Suggestions are guesses, not professional advice. They can be wrong.
- To delete what’s saved here, clear this page’s site data in your browser settings.
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Family Planner 📅
One place for the calendar and the chores. Pick a name to see just their stuff. No email or account needed. Add your people on the Stars tab first.
Chore List
Calendar
Saved on this device only for now. Sharing between parents and kids on different phones needs the next upgrade.
🌅 Rise Above
What Is Parental Alienation?
Parental alienation is when one parent’s words or actions push a child to reject the other parent without a good reason. It often shows up during a hard divorce or breakup.
It is not an official diagnosis, and experts strongly disagree about it, especially in custody court. It is not alienation when a child pulls away because a parent was abusive, unsafe or neglectful. This section sticks to behaviors you can actually see, and to the part you control: staying calm, loving and present.
Learn The Signs
One sign alone means very little. Kids pull away for lots of reasons, like normal teen stuff, divorce stress or feeling caught in the middle. Look for a pattern over time.
What You Might Notice In The Child
- Suddenly rejecting a parent they used to be close to, with reasons that seem small or don’t fit.
- Only bad memories of that parent, and can’t name anything good.
- Repeating grown-up words or court and money details a kid wouldn’t normally know.
- Rejecting that parent’s whole side of the family, pets, or things they used to love at that house.
- Saying “it’s my own idea” before anyone asked.
- Being cruel to that parent with no sign of guilt.
Adult Behaviors That Can Push A Child Away
- Badmouthing the other parent to the child or where they can hear.
- Sharing adult details about the divorce, money or court.
- Making the child pick a side, carry messages or report back.
- Blocking calls, texts or visits, or planning fun things during the other parent’s time.
- Acting hurt when the child enjoys the other parent, or rewarding them for rejecting that parent.
- Telling the child the other parent doesn’t love them or is dangerous, without a real reason.
- Pushing the child to call a new partner Mom or Dad.
Check Your Own Side Too
Every parent slips when they’re hurting. Rising above means catching it in yourself first: no badmouthing back, no quizzing your child about the other house, and no using them as a messenger.
Check A Conversation
Paste texts or messages. Claude points out words that could put a child in the middle, plus what’s healthy. It can’t tell you whether alienation is happening.
Your text is sent to Claude. Leave out full names, addresses and school names. This is not proof, and not for court.
My Journal
A private place to write down what happens. Stick to facts: the date, what was said in exact words, and what you did. Calm, factual notes help you see patterns, and they help any counselor or lawyer you work with.
Entries
Saved on this device only. If you have a lawyer, ask how they want records kept.
Respond With Love
You can’t control the other house. You can be the calm, safe parent your child can always come back to.
“I Hate You” Or “I Don’t Want To Come”
They Repeat Something Bad About You
They Feel Stuck In The Middle
After A Missed Visit Or No Reply
Keep Showing Up
- Send short, no-pressure messages, even when they don’t answer.
- Show up for birthdays, games and big days when you’re allowed to be there.
- Keep their space at your home ready for them.
- Let them have fun with the other parent without guilt.
Things To Skip
- Badmouthing back, even when it feels deserved.
- Quizzing them about the other house.
- Sending messages through them.
- Showing them court papers or adult texts.
- “After everything I’ve done for you.”
Help Me Say It
Find Help
If A Child Or Parent Is Unsafe
- Emergency: call 911.
- Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453.
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. Chat at thehotline.org.
Legal Help
- A family law attorney can explain your rights and the court process in your state.
- Free or low-cost legal aid by state: LawHelp.org. In Illinois: Illinois Legal Aid Online.
- Ask the court about a guardian ad litem or child representative, who speaks up for the child.
Counseling
- Look for a licensed family therapist with experience in high-conflict divorce. Your pediatrician or school counselor can suggest names.
- Find therapists near you at Psychology Today.
- Be careful with programs that promise quick fixes or involve taking a child away from a parent they’re attached to. Ask a licensed professional first.
Co-Parenting Tools
Apps like OurFamilyWizard and TalkingParents keep co-parent messages and schedules in one place, with a clear record.
Take Care Of You
- This is one of the hardest things a parent can go through. Your feelings are real.
- If you are in crisis, call or text 988 any time.
- Call 211 to find local support groups and services.
Calm-Time Guide
For a hard topic that keeps turning into an argument.
Set it up
- Pick a calm time, not in the middle of a fight or a rushed morning.
- Sit side by side, like in the car or on the couch.
- Keep it to 15–20 minutes, phones away.
Open with
Ask, then listen
- “What’s the hardest part right now?”
- “What goes through your head when it happens?”
- “What would make it even a little easier?”
Reflect back what you hear before you answer. If you hear “I don’t know,” that’s okay.
Plan one small step together
Choose one step your teen agrees to, and one thing you’ll do differently. Thank them for talking.
Skip
Labels like “lazy,” comparing struggles, threats, and “prove me wrong.”
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