WatchMinder2

The Challenge: My son’s teachers have told me that he “spaces out” in class, and I’m worried that he will fall behind. Cell phones are prohibited in class, and a beeping alarm would be disruptive to everyone.


The Solution: The WatchMinder looks like a sports watch, so Jason didn’t mind wearing it to school. You can set a silent, vibrating alarm -- he programmed it to go off every 20 minutes during class -- as well as pre-programmed messages. He chose PYATTN (“pay attention”). The vibrating alarm nudges him out of his daydreams -- at least for a few minutes. There’s also a mode for daily reminders, and we set one for taking medication. When it’s time to change the battery, the settings will be saved -- if you follow instructions.