Clever and Calm

Social-emotional learning card games for kids!

Actually enjoy practicing the skills most difficult to teach in the moment. Use game time to better understand tone, see another perspective, and communicate with confidence!

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If you’re nodding yes, you’re in the right place.

Clever and Calm was created to help both kids and the grown-ups who love them through simple and engaging card games. Learning emotional intelligence doesn’t have to come with shame, stress, or confusion—it can actually be enjoyable!

Tone It Down turns everyday communication mix-ups into playful practice. Kids use silly voices, big expressions, and familiar phrases to discover how tone, body language, and emotion can completely change a message.

That Depends…turns big opinions into lively, kid-friendly conversation. With fun, thought-provoking questions and no single right answer, kids pick a side, make their case, and hear why someone else might see it differently. Along the way, they practice perspective-taking, respectful disagreement, and letting go of needing the last word.

PREORDER NOW‍ ‍— Ships by December 4, 2026.

Are there children in your life working hard to understand social skills, build empathy, or navigate their big feelings?

Is it hard to guide your child’s behavior without triggering defensiveness, meltdowns, or disconnection?

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A bulletin board with a small potted plant behind it, and a booklet or card with a blue cover featuring two cartoon pink brains with arms, legs, and smiling faces, holding hands. The booklet or card has the text: "That depends..." and mentions "50+ debatable discussions for opinionated thinkers." There is also a test tube with a red cap in the foreground.

What parents and professionals are saying…

  • "I like that it gave the kids a way to actually practice instead of just talking about these topics"

    Blair E. Children’s Psychotherapist

  • “Especially would recommend to parents with intensely emotionally reactive kids like mine!”

    Parent and Therapist

  • “It helped my elementary-aged kids better understand emotions and connect them to tone of voice.”

    Sarah F. Therapist LCSW

  • "Tone it Down is fun. Easy to get the hang of and the kids enjoyed it…”

    Andrea B. Therapist LCSW

  • The interractive-ness made it way easier to talk about respectful tone. Funny too...

    Parent and Therapist

  • “My kids loved it and had so much fun making silly voices with the prompts!”

    Parent