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Answers to common questions about Family Huddles. Can't find what you need? Email us at sean@familyhuddles.com.

What is Family Huddles?

Family Huddles delivers three conversation questions every weekday — one to spark creativity, one to build problem-solving, and one to grow emotional intelligence — to help families trade screen time for real conversation at the dinner table. It was created by Virginia McDonald, drawing on 35 years of teaching gifted and talented students and running her own preschool.

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Brainstorming

Warm up your thinking. Lots of answers, no wrong ones.

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Problem Solving

Creative and critical thinking. Real or imaginative ideas welcome.

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Family Values

Listen first, share second. No judgment.

Getting started

Open the app and you'll be asked who's at your table, so we can match the questions to your kids' ages. The Today tab shows tonight's three questions. Tap a category's button to swap in another question, save a favorite, or mark it as discussed once you've talked it through. That's all there is to it — no account, no setup, no internet required.

Frequently asked questions

How do the daily questions work?
Every family sees the same three questions on the same calendar day (matched to the age group you choose), so you can compare notes with friends and grandparents. New questions arrive Monday through Friday; on weekends the app brings back Friday's set so there's always something to talk about.
How do I set my children's ages?
You'll be asked when you first open the app, and you can change it anytime under Settings → Your kids' ages. Pick as many age groups as you need — the daily questions adjust to fit. Choosing none simply shows questions for every age.
How do I turn on the daily reminder?
Go to Settings → Daily reminder, switch it on, and pick a dinner-time hour. The reminder is scheduled right on your device. If you don't see notifications, make sure they're enabled for Family Huddles in your phone's system settings.
How do I save a question for later?
Tap the heart on any question — on the Today screen or in the Library — and it will appear under the Saved tab, ready for your next dinner.
What does "Mark as discussed" do?
Tap Mark as discussed after your family talks through a question. It's added to the "Questions Previously Discussed" list at the bottom of the Today screen so you can keep track of what you've already covered. Tap the ✕ next to any entry to remove it.
Do I need an account or an internet connection?
No to both. There are no accounts, and all of the questions live inside the app, so it works perfectly offline — at the table, in the car, or anywhere else.
Is my family's information private?
Yes. Family Huddles collects no personal information at all. Your reminder time, age settings, saved questions, and discussed list stay on your device and are never sent to us or anyone else. Read the full Privacy Policy for details.
How do I delete my data?
Since everything is stored on your device, simply deleting the app removes all of your saved preferences and history.
The questions don't seem to change — is something wrong?
That's expected. There's one set of three questions per day, intentionally, so the whole family focuses on the same conversation. Want a different one right now? Use the "Another" button on any card, or browse the full collection under the Library tab.

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