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I would definitely use this if instead of the parents as the reviewer it was possible to have a friend/multiple friends approve, rate and comment on tasks and vice versa. Like a sort of social media for mundane routines.
I think this concept could be adapted to a wider audience. Personally I struggle with routine. Body Doubling (doing something with another human holding you accountable) helps me a ton. I would definitely use this if instead of the parents as the reviewer it was possible to have a friend/multiple friends approve, rate and comment on tasks and vice versa. Like a sort of social media for mundane routines.
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For Android w/Playstore you can set up a child's account through Google and then use Google Family Link app to control app downloads, block specific apps, and set content restrictions for apps, movies, and games. You can set down times for the whole phone and lock it remotely which is of huge benefit for bedtimes!
That's parental control, that's not the same. I want to hand my phone to my kids and let them access only one or two apps that I have listed as allowed. I don't want (yet, but it will come) for them to have their own device that I control as you explained.
The app itself is a great idea, but looking through the demo video I see lots of bad "tiger parent" memes. I don't think that I would want to force a child to do these sorts of tasks in a regimen, or be forced as a child to perform them. The demo video (which does showcase the app well), includes things like chess and piano and homework. Does the child like doing any of these? Have you vetted the homework as worth th…
Fair points, and I appreciate the candid feedback. The demo tasks were chosen to showcase different task types (timed, photo-proof, etc) rather than being prescriptive about what kids should do. But I can see how it reads as "tiger parent starter pack" For context: my older son genuinely enjoys chess and piano, and this structured schedule approach was recommended by their child psychologist. We tried paper-based sch…
“A growing body of evidence has found that children’s brains can structurally and functionally change due to prolonged media multitasking, such as diminished gray matter in the prefrontal cortex, where attentional control and complex decision making abilities reside, among other really important skills, like the development of empathy and understanding nonverbal social communication,”
There are over 300 studies detailing how early screen use damages children's brains and impairs their ability to reason and relate to others. How engineers ignore this is incredible.
https://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/?t...
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That's parental control, that's not the same. I want to hand my phone to my kids and let them access only one or two apps that I have listed as allowed. I don't want (yet, but it will come) for them to have their own device that I control as you explained.
That's app pinning. https://support.google.com/android/answer/9455138?hl=en
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For Android w/Playstore you can set up a child's account through Google and then use Google Family Link app to control app downloads, block specific apps, and set content restrictions for apps, movies, and games. You can set down times for the whole phone and lock it remotely which is of huge benefit for bedtimes!
That's parental control, that's not the same. I want to hand my phone to my kids and let them access only one or two apps that I have listed as allowed. I don't want (yet, but it will come) for them to have their own device that I control as you explained.
I think this concept could be adapted to a wider audience. Personally I struggle with routine. Body Doubling (doing something with another human holding you accountable) helps me a ton. I would definitely use this if instead of the parents as the reviewer it was possible to have a friend/multiple friends approve, rate and comment on tasks and vice versa. Like a sort of social media for mundane routines.
Slightly off-topic, but as this will require kids to have access to an unlocked phone... I remember Windows Phone had the feature of "unlocked apps", which you could run without having to unlock the phone: think calculator, browser, games. It was called Kids Corner[1]. Have any other OS (iOS/Androind) copied anything similar to that? This app will (or at least in my case) live in a place like that, where they do not…
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For Android w/Playstore you can set up a child's account through Google and then use Google Family Link app to control app downloads, block specific apps, and set content restrictions for apps, movies, and games. You can set down times for the whole phone and lock it remotely which is of huge benefit for bedtimes!
That's parental control, that's not the same. I want to hand my phone to my kids and let them access only one or two apps that I have listed as allowed. I don't want (yet, but it will come) for them to have their own device that I control as you explained.
Android may have alternate launchers you can install (they are just apps) which you can customize how you need. One of the best features of Android imho.
I tried helping a friend with their kids Amazon tablet and left the experience wanting to wipe it clean and just define what 4 buttons parents can put on the screen.
Other tech:
Apple has a guided access feature which locks it to one app (except it's handed to them).
We're holding off on personal screens for now until the information diet can be tamed and managed. Looking for a smartwatch with a phone with physical buttons and no screen. Seem to be some options.
Not everything needs to be fun and games in life.