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Re: Show HN: Oh Yah – Routine management app I built for my sons

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Post by joebo »

samteeeee wrote: post #62

Give the kids a break... let them be free to play. They are only 7 and 10, why do they need daily routines, task completion, accountability, timers? Sheesh.

I have 3 kids (14, 12, 11). I could have used something like this when they were around 10-12 to create some accountability for simple tasks like "pick up your room" or more commonly the dreaded 20 minutes of reading, especially when they ask for extra screen time.

The demo video has more than I would ask my kids to do, but 1-2 minor things that should be done every day isn't a sheesh to me.

Re: Show HN: Oh Yah – Routine management app I built for my sons

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Post by elevation »

samteeeee wrote: post #62

Give the kids a break... let them be free to play. They are only 7 and 10, why do they need daily routines, task completion, accountability, timers? Sheesh.

By 7, children should already be practicing some personal disciplines in basic self care (teeth brushing) and managing their personal spaces.

10 years old is a good time to expand self care with additional hygiene (deodorant) ahead of adolescence, but it's also ideal to incorporate a few daily pushups or other calesthenics so this practice will be there during the years when their growth hormone levels will be the highest. And even 2 minutes of musical instrument practice daily can also be transformational.

A modest daily routine at a young age can be life changing.

Re: Show HN: Oh Yah – Routine management app I built for my sons

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Post by collingreen »

IncreasePosts wrote: post #74
stronglikedan wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You could try asking OP instead of sheeshing it off. I'm pretty sure a top level comment is effectively "asking OP". As for sheeshing it off, why can't we have both?

Because saying "this is stupid" is much less likely to get a useful response than "what's your specific use case in your family"?

Or better yet, "how do your decide what the right balance of structured tasks vs free time is for kids of various ages?"

Re: Show HN: Oh Yah – Routine management app I built for my sons

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Post by ricardobeat »

TheSilva wrote: post #3

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…

You can do that using 'Settings -> Accessibility -> Guided Access' in iOS.

Re: Show HN: Oh Yah – Routine management app I built for my sons

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Post by pizzafeelsright »

samteeeee wrote: post #62

Give the kids a break... let them be free to play. They are only 7 and 10, why do they need daily routines, task completion, accountability, timers? Sheesh.

I run a walled garden. Full freedom of the garden within the confines of the wall. My kids: wake up - make your bed. Prep breakfast for self or others, play until breakfast. Then clean up, homeschool, then freedom until I get off work. Then a period of quiet time where we do not interact with others unless invited. Then it is "bless another" for an hour where we work on something for someone else.

The only timer is for video games because time passes differently when playing. And video game time is purchased through exercise.

I try to model and build schedules to maximize their ability to balance managing themselves, a business, their time, and their family.

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