What happens if my child says something concerning to an AI?
HeyOtto sends real-time push, SMS, or email alerts when a child's conversation crosses safety or emotional thresholds you set — with severity tiers and quiet hours.
How many alerts do parents get with HeyOtto?
Most families receive zero to two meaningful alerts per week. Otto is designed for signal, not notification noise.
Can two parents get HeyOtto alerts?
Yes. You can add multiple trusted adults, each with their own alert preferences and delivery channels.
Real-Time Distress Alerts
Instant alerts when your child encounters something that needs your attention — not a flood of noise, just the signals that count. One message can hide what a pattern reveals. Otto watches for both — and tells you immediately, not after it's too late.
When something's wrong, you're the first to know
Every conversation on HeyOtto is analyzed in real time. Here's what that looks like from the parent's side.
From signal to your phone in real time
Built for the moments that matter most
Designed for the moment that can't wait
Self-harm language. Violence. Signs of predatory behavior. When seconds matter, Critical alerts reach every parent on the account instantly — by email, SMS, and dashboard at once.
Designed for the signals that build slowly
Most platforms can only react to a single bad message. Otto sees across conversations — connecting small signals over time into a pattern a parent can actually act on, often before a crisis point.
Designed for parents, not algorithms
Other platforms decide what happens when your child is struggling. HeyOtto routes every distress signal to the person best equipped to act: you — with full context and clear next steps. That's parental sovereignty when it counts most.
The signals Otto never misses
- Language indicating self-harm → Critical alert, instantly
- Signs of predatory behavior or grooming → Critical alert, instantly
- Mentions of violence → Critical alert, instantly
- "I haven't been sleeping" ... again, three days later → pattern signal
- Losing interest in activities they used to love → pattern signal
- Requests to keep secrets from parents → flagged with context
- Sudden shifts in mood across conversations → pattern signal
- Tired all the time, no clear reason → pattern signal
Frequently asked questions
- On HeyOtto, every message is analyzed in real time. Language indicating self-harm, violence, or predatory behavior triggers an immediate Critical alert to all parents on the account — by email, SMS, and dashboard — with the exact conversation attached. Parents see full context and decide what happens next.
- Language indicating self-harm, violence, or predatory behavior generates a Critical alert the moment it's detected. Lower-severity signals are tracked and surfaced with appropriate urgency.
- In real time. Critical alerts are generated the moment concerning content is detected and sent immediately to email, SMS, and the parent dashboard — there is no batching or daily-digest delay.
Never miss the moment that matters
Real-time alerts on HeyOtto — signal, not noise, when your child needs you.