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Both my boys have this watch/step tracker - at 5 and 10 years old. They love tracking their steps for “step competitions” with Mom and Dad, and I really like the chore/rewards system.
The ability to set multiple alarms have helped to remind the kids to get ready for school, unpack their lunchboxes after school, and get ready for bed.
The watch band breaks easily at the holes so I ordered some stretchy replacement ones instead, which work well. The first one for my oldest died after a few years and it was worth buying a new one to replace it.
I actually like the small form of this model better than the new one, so purchased this for my youngest.
A few things that I didnt know, or took a while to learn, before buying: 1. Additional themes/adventures cost $30 2. I tested the watch on the wrist of an 11yo and it fits just fine.
3. The watch can be paired to multiple devices. 4. "Family Guardians" can be invited to help manage the child devices, chores and rewards. 5. You can freely adjust the childs earned points, adding or taking away, as needed.
6. A half-second press on the button activates the backlighting for a couple of seconds. I have three of these Vivofit Jr 3 watches in different designs.
My primary reason for buying these is for chore/reward tracking; fitness tracking was secondary. If you simply want a fitness tracker for your kids, and you dont already use a Garmin watch yourself, just go with the latest Fitbit Ace.
Even though it has to be charged every ~5 days, Ive found it to be a better fitness tracker. For me, the best thing about these watches is the chore/reward tracking.
You can create separate chores for each child/watch. Each chore can be a single event or recurring. You can set a time for when the chore is due. For example, you can set "Take Out Trash" for Monday and Thursday at 7p and recurs weekly.
You can set a reminder to alert the watch. The reminder can be accompanied with a graphic (selection from maybe 20 images) and a short title/message. Thats great and works like any calendar/task reminder alert would from a smartwatch.. but kiddified.
Also, its called "chores" in the system but youre not limited to typical household chore options. You can define your own title and so you can define your own task.
The "chore" could be "10k Steps" or "30 minutes on trampoline" or "4 mi on the stationary bike". How it becomes motivating is the fact that you can assign a point value (gold coins) to each chore.
Feed the dog might be 1 point; taking out the trash might be 2 points. The child then checks in with you so you can verify and mark the chore as completed in the app.
When you do, the points are then synced back to the watch. They can see their point bank on the watch at any time. In the app, you can (and probably should) establish a rewards shop where the child can spend their points.
This is the primary motivator for the kid. Setting up the watch itself takes just a few minutes. The reward shop took me quite a while to think the items through and balanced.
This would look different for every family, it can look different for each child, and you can be as simple or complex/creative as you care to be.
I have about 20 items in my shop from a "chore pass", extra bedtime book, choose the boardgame for game night... to outdoor experiences and outings... or app/game purchases of varying values, cash redemption, or matching for larger purchases that they may have been saving their cash for.
It would be interesting to see other families reward shops to get ideas. I created my own, but you can find any allowance/rewards idea list and just recreate it as a digital shop here.
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