lumin&us® for families
“Depending on the child’s mood, the lumin&us® app generates suggestions for simple games using household items. Parents are guided to use play to help their child feel safe, or to channel their energy and frustration. Highly recommend!”
Dr Naomi Fisher
Clinical Psychologist
Author of ‘When The Naughty Step Makes Things Worse’

Getting started
Got the app? Scroll down and register. Then add a child profile, and assess your child’s wellbeing in under 5 minutes whenever you like to discover games and activities best suited to your child’s current mood.
Free app code F42WKS
Join over 30,000 parents using lumin&us®! Download on Google Play or Apple App Store with code F42WKS for FREE premium access for a fortnight.
Once your free trial is over… what’s next?
We hope you enjoy using the FREE premium version of the app! Once you’ve given it a free trial, you can still opt for the free standard version with limited games and activities if you so choose. Or go premium for the full experience. It’s up to you.
lumin&us® helps parents and carers to:
- understand their child’s behaviours
- support their children’s BIG EMOTIONS
- support children experiencing anxiety
- improve relationships
- reduce family conflict
- support their child’s mental health
- improve family wellbeing
- support, calm and soothe their child through co-regulation of their nervous system
- understand the connection between their children’s feelings, thoughts and behaviours
Why lumin&us®?
- get instant support, with no wait times
- available when you need it, 24/7 wherever you are
- top-rated, certified and approved for use in the NHS by ORCHA
- cost-effective, at less than 5p per child per day for the average family
- developed in collaboration with families by qualified therapists, educators, and mental health professionals
- improves family wellbeing through games and activities tailored to individual needs of each child
- set daily, weekly or monthly reminders for each child
- option to share progress reports with professionals
- identify your child’s triggers
- supports chlld’s long-term mental health
- improves parent’s mental health and wellbeing
- used by families, mental health professionals and organisations worldwide

© Ben the Illustrator

© Ben the Illustrator


Free and paid versions available.
lumin&us® FAQs
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Try lumin&us® Premium for FREE for up to 12 months by joining our research trial for 2025. Your honest feedback is welcome and will help families like yours!
How to use the lumin&us® App
Give yourself a quiet ten minutes to download the app and set up your profile.
- Download lumin&us® from Google Play or the App Store & register for a FREE account. If you are going for PREMIUM account, you can confirm that as part of the registration process once you've completed your profile and are ready to explore the games.
- Complete a short questionnaire to determine the state of your wellbeing based on your thoughts, feelings & behaviours. You know what they say... we can't help others before helping ourselves. Understanding your own emotional state puts you in a better place to help your child in turn.
- Learn more about your current state & find out how to improve your wellbeing in less than 5 minutes.
- Learn about what your child’s behaviours are telling you & what you can do to improve their wellbeing.
- Complete a short questionnaire to determine the state of your child’s wellbeing based on their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
- Choose from a list of fun, accessible & engaging games and activities specific tailored to meet the unique needs of your child & improve their wellbeing (and behaviours). With the premium version of the app you will receive bespoke personalised games and recommendations, along with tracking over time to see your progress and much more.
VIDEOS: Using the lumin&us® App
How does the premium version work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwhbT87tdso&t=34s
On the app: Adult profile and check-in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkM_HgLl3B8
On the app: Child profile and tailored support for children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxGIyUNBC08
Who created lumin&us®?
Working alongside families and other mental health professionals, lumin&us® was created by Charlotte Jenkins and Lisa Merryweather-Millard. Charlotte is a qualified Social Worker and the CEO and Founder of Beacon Family Services, an organisation providing therapeutic support to families in the West Midlands (UK), as well as internationally online. Lisa is a qualified teacher, educator, former secondary school leader and founder of a multi-disciplinary graphic design studio.
Together, Charlotte and Lisa founded Beacon Services Resources CIC, a research and development company working with families, organisations, government agencies and other professionals to support children and young people. lumin&us® is their first, available product.
You can learn more about the story of lumin&us® here.
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