Children who take FOREVER to get things done! Post Reply

[LouLoueee]

I am a London based mum and I have just launched a parenting app for iPhones. It is called Quick Kids and was developed because I have a 7 year old son who takes forever to do almost everything - getting ready for bed/school, tidying his room, doing homework (the list goes on!) This App links an interactive count down timer to a star chart. Children are challenged to hit the stop button before the clock counts down to zero so that they get a star (and ultimate reward). This results in tasks being completed much more quickly, meaning parents do less moaning, nagging and shouting - making life a little less stressful!
If you have a dawdler, daydreamer or slowcoach driving you potty, then this could just save your sanity too!!
It is currently free to download from iTunes - http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/quick-ki ... 67693?mt=8

[sparkletiger]

Any plans for a general reward chart app.
I need one that rewards eating fruit/veg and trying mew
Foods! Does anyone know if it exists. Searching the app
Store not fruitful (hee hee, you see what I did there?)

[nvmof3]

Thanks! Downloaded the app and kids were ready for school in record time. Seeing them charging up the stairs to brush their teeth after breakfast was amazing! Great idea. One question - my daughter awarded herself an extra star by double clicking the start button which nearly started world war 3 with her siblings. Is there a way of deleting the stars?

[supergirl]

Hi
Just downloaded your app. My children are a bit too young to left to get dressed on their own (although thinking about it, she could at 3.3yrs as she can dress herself) but i already have gazillions of ideas to use it. ie. Setting the timer for brushing the teeth for ex
Fab app!
Looking forward next update though i can see how it can get even better!
Only downside: 2 children 1 iphone... Ipad is with my husband for work... I can see the fights

[LouLoueee]

Oh wow, so glad to hear people are liking it!! I'm hoping to do version 2 soon and the ability to delete stars will definitely be included as quite a few people have suggested this. I'd also love to include the function for using it with more than one child at a time, unfortunately though this will take many of hours of coding that I need to pay for, which is really expensive! (I am not at all technical so have paid a company to make the app for me). Maybe I will be able to do this at some point in the future. Thanks so much for your feedback ladies, really appreciate it!

[NicolaVdV]

Hi there, just want to say i've got this app and it is FANTASTIC!!! My little one used to take ages to get ready for bed and would really dig her heels in. Now she zooms upstairs, gets undressed, brushes her teeth, combs her hair and gets into her pj's and under the covers in record time! I love it. It's so motivating and we use it every time we sense a whiff of resistance and it continues to work and keeps on giving!! Well done to the developer of this xx

[LindaS]

Thank you! One of those apps that are positively life altering! I have clocked my seven-year-old son eating ONE piece of toast (with constant badgering to shake a leg) at thirty minutes, today it took three!

But, yes, please get a delete button.

[falconmum]

Android versions coming up???

[Funlovingchildcare]

What a great idea! It has got really good ideas on the itunes app website! What a good excuse to get the new iPhone 5

[AussieMem]

I am a big believer in rewards & in timers for getting children to complete tasks... whilst I do not yet have an iphone, I love the sound of this app! Congratulations on coming up with a terrific & up to date solution to an age old problem!

[eddiecatz]

Please make a version for teenagers! I could really use it!
Mrs Eddie Catz