TaskyLand has a small corner called the Heart Garden. Kids can tell Lum, our mascot, about a good deed, a mistake, or how they fixed it. Parents don't see the details.

We went back and forth on this a lot. One side: kids need somewhere that's theirs, or they stop being honest. The other side: it's a kids' app, and parents are responsible for what happens in it.

Where do you stand? Should a kids' app ever keep something private from parents?

Screen time was the part of TaskyLand we argued about longest, and not about the code.

What we ended up with is a bank of minutes. Kids earn minutes for finished tasks, and when they want to use them they ask. A parent approves in one tap. The app doesn't lock anything on the phone. It just keeps the deal visible to both sides, so "you promised me 30 minutes" turns into a number you can both see.

There are two honest camps here. One says screen time should never be a reward, because that makes screens feel even more valuable. The other says it's the only currency kids actually care about.

Where do you land? Do your kids earn screen time, get a fixed amount, or something else?

TaskyLand launches here on November 4. Kids do chores and habits, parents approve them, and the approvals turn into coins, XP and a hero that grows.

One thing we just built for the launch: every approved task now drops a sticker into the child's album. 8 sets of 6, and they aren't equally common: 70% / 22% / 7%, and 1% legendary.

The game-designer part of me says this is exactly what makes a kid want to do the next task. The parent part of me worries it's a loot box with extra steps. We added one rule to keep it fair, and I'm still not sure it's enough.

Parents: where's the line for you between a fun reward and something that feels like gambling for kids?