About

Hi, I'm Mimi.

I'm a grandmother in the Pacific Northwest. I built KindCoin for my own family — and for any family who wants a small daily practice for the things that build character.

KindCoin is for families with children ages 4-12. Parents choose what each child works on — from a library of behaviors organized into categories (kindness, gratitude, self-control and emotions, honesty and character, my siblings, my family) or their own custom ones. The child reflects on their day and writes about a moment they're proud of. Parents read what their child wrote and approve or decline. If approved, the child earns KindCoins.

The idea came to me as I reflected on how much restraint, guidance, and practice it takes for a child to grow and develop good character. With both parents needing to work these days, children are often left to their own devices without a lot of hands-on guidance. I wanted to find a way to encourage my grandchildren to practice the harder things — telling the truth, waiting their turn, walking away when they needed to, being a peacemaker, yielding to each other — and to give them something to aim for. Restrain the negative, practice the positive.

I'm especially proud of the My Siblings category. Most family apps focus on a child as an individual — their own points, their own habits. KindCoin has a category specifically for how children treat their brothers and sisters: being kind to a sibling, sharing with a sibling, helping a sibling, playing nicely together, using kind words. The home is where most character is practiced, and siblings are often the people who test it the hardest. Naming that on its own felt important. A week into testing with my own grandchildren, my older granddaughter texted me: "Today was amazing no fights." That's when I knew it was working.

I write at getkindcoin.com about what I've noticed as a grandmother — watching my own grandchildren, listening to other families, thinking about the work of raising kind, capable people in a world that's moving fast.

KindCoin is in TestFlight beta and free for founding families through launch and six months after. If you have a thought or a story to share, you can reach me at hello@getkindcoin.com.