# tapouts

> tapouts is a children's mental wellbeing company teaching Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) through small, live, weekly group coaching sessions for kids ages 4-16.

tapouts helps children build confidence, manage big emotions, and develop social and life skills. Sessions are game-based, about 30 minutes, and led by qualified coaches. This is coaching, not clinical therapy. HSA/FSA eligible; the first session is free.

## Core pages
- [tapouts: home](https://www.tapouts.com/): What tapouts is and how weekly group coaching works.
- [The Program](https://www.tapouts.com/program): How the small-group coaching program is structured.
- [The Science](https://www.tapouts.com/science): The research foundation and clinical team (Dr. Maggie Vaughan, Dr. Marissa Ericson).
- [Reviews](https://www.tapouts.com/wall-of-love): Real stories and results from parents and kids.

## Guides: helping your child
- [Help With (hub)](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with): Expert-informed guides for common childhood challenges.
- [Help Your Child With Worries](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/childhood-worries): Learn how to recognize when your child is struggling with worries, understand the causes, and discover proven strategies that help kids build confidence and manage big emotions. Ages 4-16.
- [Social Skills for Kids](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/social-skills-for-kids): Discover why some children struggle socially, what builds lasting friendship skills, and how group coaching helps kids ages 4-16 connect with confidence.
- [Building Confidence in Kids](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/building-confidence): Confidence is earned, not handed out through praise. See what actually builds lasting confidence in kids ages 4 to 16, and how group coaching speeds it up.
- [Online Counseling for Kids: A Clear, Honest Guide](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/online-counseling-for-kids): Online help for kids works, no waitlist and no commute. Learn how to tell coaching from therapy and find the right support for your child, ages 4 to 16.
- [Anger Management for Kids](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/anger-management): Big anger is normal, and kids can learn to manage it. Why children struggle to control anger, what's normal vs. concerning, and the science-backed skills that help. Ages 4-16.
- [Tantrums vs. Meltdowns](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/tantrums-vs-meltdowns): Tantrums and meltdowns look alike but need opposite responses. The real difference, what's happening in your child's brain, and what actually helps. Ages 4-16.
- [How to Calm an Angry Child](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/how-to-calm-an-angry-child): A step-by-step, science-backed way to calm an angry child in the moment: what to do, what to avoid, and how to help the outbursts shrink over time. Ages 4-16.
- [Coaching vs. Therapy for Kids](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/coaching-vs-therapy-for-kids): Coaching and therapy for kids aren't the same, and your child may need one, the other, or both. An honest guide to the difference, when each fits, and how to choose. Ages 4-16.
- [Child Behavior Problems](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/child-behavior): Defiance, power struggles, not listening, meltdowns over daily routines. A calm, science-backed guide to what's really behind child behavior problems and what actually helps. Ages 4-16.
- [Negative Thinking in Children](https://www.tapouts.com/help-with/negative-thinking): “I'm stupid.” “Nobody likes me.” “I always mess up.” A calm, science-backed guide to negative thinking in children: where it comes from, how to respond in the moment, and the skills that turn the inner critic into an inner coach. Ages 4-16.

## Elsewhere
- Parent login / dashboard: https://parentlogin.tapouts.com
- Help center: https://help.tapouts.com