Emmers turns everyday moments into meaningful emotional growth through play. Our tools help kids build core skills like empathy, resilience, and emotion regulation while having fun with the people who love them most. Each game and storybook is created with child development experts so kids stay engaged and grown-ups feel supported.

About our Chief Clinical Advisor, Dr. Lauren Marchette:

Dr. Lauren Marchette, is a child clinical and educational psychologist, Harvard Medical School faculty member, and co-founder of the Child & Adolescent CBT Clinic at Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard teaching hospital. She collaborates with the Emmers team and other child development experts to review all products, helping ensure they’re developmentally appropriate, research-backed, and truly effective in home, educational, and therapeutic settings. As a mom of three young children, she brings both clinical rigor and a real-world understanding of what families, therapists, and educators face every day.

Once Upon a Feeling…

Melanie Sperling Palmer saw that emotional skills are neither soft nor a “nice to have” – they determine success in life on every level. Melanie – a mom, psychology nerd, and former nonprofit leader – spent nearly a decade teaching teens and parents how to navigate relationships and emotions. As the youth mental health crisis intensified, she saw a gap: we were waiting too long to teach kids the skills that shape their entire lives. So when Melanie became a parent, she set out to build what she wished existed: playful, research-backed tools that make emotional growth a family ritual.