Getting Started Guide

Lusha works best when the parent prepares the framework before letting the child play. This guide gives you a simple path to install the app, create the child profile, set the first usage rules, and launch the first routines without configuring everything at once.

In short, actions completed in real life can be validated by the parent in the Parent Space. They then unlock rewards in the game, where the child explores the adventure, discovers psychoeducational content, and progresses at their own pace.

Recommended First Session

Before you start, make sure you use an official source (Google Play Store for Android devices or Apple’s App Store for iPhones and iPads) to install or view Lusha.

Create the account and child profile

During the first use, take time to complete the initial questionnaire carefully. The answers help track the impact of the game, measure the child’s progress over time, and personalize the game experience according to the child’s profile, needs, and family context.

Explore the Parent Space before launching the game

Before introducing Lusha to the child, explore the Parent Space. Locate the routines agenda, dashboard, guidance content, and important settings. This will help you explain more clearly how real-life actions are connected to the game.

Set usage rules with the child

Before the first real play session, choose a calm moment to explain the framework. Clarify when the child can play, for how long, and how routines completed in real life unlock rewards. Lusha should remain associated with encouragement, not with threats or punishment.

Let the child discover the game and agenda

Then let the child create their character, explore the first screens, and discover the agenda with the game characters. Notice what naturally interests them: exploration, quests, rewards, or characters. These clues can help maintain motivation.

Create the first routines

Start with one or two simple, observable routines, such as a morning task or an evening task. If the start goes well, gradually add more routines until you reach about 3 to 5 daily routines. Separate school days and weekends if needed to avoid unclear expectations.

Next Steps

In the following sessions, the goal is not to add every feature at once. Move forward gradually: first stabilize the framework, observe what motivates the child, then add the content or goals that best match your family’s priorities.

Discover Tara’s School

Once the child has found their first bearings in the game, they can discover Tara’s School. This part helps them understand aspects of ADHD, emotions, and social relationships through lessons, stories, quizzes, and quests.

You can accompany the first modules, especially when they address sensitive topics such as anger, frustration, or conflicts. The goal is not to test what the child remembered, but to open an easier conversation: what they understood, what they sometimes recognize in themselves, and which strategies they could try in real life.

For more detail, see Tara’s School.

Add a behavioral challenge

Once the first routines are understood, you can add a behavioral challenge. Unlike a routine, a challenge targets a behavior to work on over several days, for example using a calm voice, waiting for one’s turn, or applying a strategy learned with Tara.

Choose only one challenge at a time and phrase it in an observable way. The challenge should remain realistic: it is meant to encourage progress, not punish difficult days. In Lusha, a challenge is validated over several days and helps the child transfer what they learn in the game to daily life.

The Create Routines in Lusha page also explains how behavioral challenges work.

Adjust routines

After a few days, review the routines with the child. A routine that is too long, too vague, or scheduled at the wrong time can create tension instead of helping. It is often better to simplify a routine, divide it into shorter steps, or distinguish school days from weekends.

Keep expectations concrete and verifiable. For example, “get ready in the morning” can become a clearer sequence of actions: get dressed, put pajamas in the laundry basket, eat breakfast, prepare the school bag, then ask for validation. The clearer the success criteria are, the better the child knows what is expected.

Do a first progress review after one or two weeks

After one or two weeks of regular use, take time to review progress in the Parent Space. Lusha can summarize completed routines, Tara’s School content already explored, and suggest repeating a questionnaire close to the initial one to compare progress.

Use this review to keep what works, simplify what gets stuck, and avoid adding too many goals at the same time. It can also be generated as a shareable file, useful for discussing progress with the other parent or with a professional.

Good Practices

Lusha works best when the adult stays consistent and encouraging. In-game rewards should support a real routine, not replace family conversation. If a situation becomes tense, simplify the goals, take a pause, then restart with a more accessible step.

The parent dashboard helps follow the child’s progress. It can make it easier to see what works, what needs more support, and which routines should be adapted.

Talk About It With the Professional Following Your Child

If your child is already supported by a physician, psychologist, neuropsychologist, speech therapist, psychomotor therapist, occupational therapist, or another professional, Lusha can be presented as a day-to-day follow-up support.

The app does not replace professional support, but it can help make certain observations more concrete: completed routines, recurring difficulties, psychoeducational content explored, strategies tried at home, and changes over the weeks.

When useful, you can share the report generated in the Parent Space during an appointment or session. This support can make discussion easier, help prioritize goals, and give a more precise view of what happens between appointments.