Parents: StarChart.me
Productivity
kids habit tracker
SHOW HN2011
32points
29comments
#356of 1,097 in 2011
Top 33%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 3 for, 1 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean design and useful concept
From 3 comments
Great idea! I like the concept of involving the other family members. Clean design! One minor suggestion - I'd make the logo clickable in the blog post. I had to scroll to the…
dwrowe on HNThis is great! I'd love to be able to have a name of a chart and a picture. This way I can put 'Johnny Draws an A' and at the end is a picture of a toy or ice cream.
mwdev on HNGreat site! I was just browsing your blog and saw that you're also in Victoria, BC! Great to know there are other HN/startup folks in the city. :) Good luck!
kefs on HN
Good for setting visible goals for kids
From 2 comments
On the other hand, it's good to set goals, and for kids especially it's good to have a concrete way to visualize those goals. It's hard for a preschooler (who can't easily count…
mbrubeck on HNI'm not big on extrinsic rewards as a parenting tool. But sometimes kids like having structure. I'm a go-with-the-flow type. My ex husband is a more structured type. When we…
Mz on HN
Objections
Extrinsic rewards may undermine intrinsic motivation
From 2 comments
Extrinsic motivation, like stars or money, can be effective but it can also have undesired consequences. For example, when the stars go away, the kid might end up not doing that…
andresmh on HNYeah if you think it's a good idea to train your kids like you train puppies then this is cool. Do you really want to bring up children that will happily do whatever they are…
dusklight on HN
Sign-up flow is hard to use with mad-lib goal form
From 1 comment
Interesting. I visited the site, typed-in my child's name, then got stuck. I couldn't immediately think of one thing that he's working towards (although now that I think about…
yarone on HN
Requests
Allow naming a chart and adding a picture
From 1 comment
This is great! I'd love to be able to have a name of a chart and a picture. This way I can put 'Johnny Draws an A' and at the end is a picture of a toy or ice cream.
mwdev on HN
Allow rewards without material prizes
From 1 comment
How about "Joey" is working towards a "new stuffy" (or whatever). When he goes potty 10 times, he gets a new stuffy. I was also thinking that maybe there doesn't need to be an…
jeffio on HN
Questions
Did this launch before Ze Frank's star.me?
From 1 comment
did you do this before Ze Frank launched star.me?
klochner on HN
Alternatives named
kidsabacus.com
From 1 comment
A friend of mine is working on a similar project called http://kidsabacus.com
rbreve on HN
iRewardChart iPhone app
From 1 comment
A friend of mine has a similar iPhone app: http://irewardchart.com/
yumraj on HN