ADD APPLICATIONS

• Busy parents with children who have learning and attentional problems are using the watch to remind themselves to GIVPOS, meaning to give positive reinforcement. Studies indicate that parents spend a great deal of time being negative and focussing on what the child is doing "wrong". The watch is getting the parents back on track and in a more positive frame of mind.
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• Teachers also are busy and forget to GIVPOS. The WatchMinder2 is reminding teachers to remember to give positive reinforcement throughout the school day.
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• Children are using the watch to self-monitor their own behavior. One training message is selected for the child, such as PYATTN. Throughout the school day this message appears and the child self-reports whether he/she was paying attention. A scorecard is maintained by the child and reinforcement is given at the end of the day/week for self-monitoring the behavior. Research suggests that self-monitoring can be effective in improving behavior.
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• College students with ADD and LD are finding that watch is very effective for time management and pacing during exams. Persons with hearing impairments can "feel" the vibration and find the watch to be beneficial in their daily lives.
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• Many children with attention disorders forget to write down their homework before they leave school. COPYHW meaning copy homework in your planner can be activated just before the end of the school day. Middle and high school students find the watch helpful with their class schedules and time management.
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• The watch helps children remember to CHORES and CALHME.
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• The watch has multiple medication reminders to use throughout the day for remembering ADD medications.
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• The watch helps children and adults achieve independence. The parent does not need to "nag" the child, the watch is the prompt to do a particular task. The watch can help improve parent/child relationships.

ADD CHILD

• 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM -- PAY ATTN (random training mode)
• 7:30 AM -- MEDS 1
• 8:00 AM -- EAT MEAL
• 8:15 AM -- BACKPACK
• 8:25 AM -- GO SCHOOL
• 9:15 AM -- TURN HW
• 12:00 PM -- MEDS 2
• 2:10 PM -- COPY HW
• 3:00 PM -- GO HOME
• 3:45 PM -- SNACK
• 4:00 PM -- DO HW
• 5:00 PM -- PLAY
• 6:00 PM -- EAT MEAL
• 6:45 PM -- DO CHORES
• 8:00 PM -- TAKE BATH
• 8:45 PM -- GO BED

ADD ADULT

• 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM -- BE POS (fixed every 15 minutes)
• 6:30 AM -- WAKE
• 7:00 AM -- MEDS 1
• 7:30 AM -- CK EMAIL
• 7:45 AM -- CK ORGZR
• 8:00 AM -- DO PETS
• 8:30 AM -- GO WORK
• 10:15 AM -- GO MTG
• 1:10 PM -- GO COACH
• 2:10 PM -- DESK WORK
• 3:30 PM -- MEDS 2
• 5:00 PM -- GO STORE
• 6:00 PM -- EXERCISE
• 7:15 PM -- DO PETS
• 8:00 PM -- TV SHOW
• 9:00 PM -- READ

MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

• Children and adults with diabetes find the watch to be beneficial and the reminders help improve their compliance and control. Parents of young children with diabetes are using the watch to remember tasks associated with their child's treatment and teachers/day care providers are also using the watch.
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• Persons with hypertension are using the watch to RELAX and to remember to take their medication (MEDS) and to EXRCSE.
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  AIDS patients find the multiple medication reminders to be helpful.
• Children and adults with allergies and asthma are successfully using the medication and treatment reminders.
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• Persons recovering from surgery have to be reminded to go to the bathroom regularly (BATHRM) and STRTCH.
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• Persons with elimination problems and incontinence, as well as those persons with Spina Bifida are using the reminder messages CATH and BATHRM with great success.
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• Elderly persons have commented that they like the large screen/messages (poor eyesight) and the vibration (poor hearing).

DIABETIC

• 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM -- GOOD JOB (fixed every 15 minutes)
• 8:00 AM -- TEST
• 8:15 AM -- MEDS 1
• 8:20 AM -- MEDS 2
• 8:00 AM -- EAT MEAL
• 10:15 AM -- SNACK
• 10:20 AM -- WATER
• 12:15 PM -- EXERCISE
• 1:00 PM -- EAT MEAL
• 2:30 PM -- TEST
• 2:45 PM -- MEDS 1
• 2:50 PM -- MEDS 2
• 8:00 AM -- EAT MEAL
• 4:00 PM -- SNACK
• 4:05 PM -- WATER
• 7:00 PM -- EAT MEAL

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND OTHER REMINDERS

• Parents of young children are using the watch for toilet training. The message BATHRM can be used to alert the parent to take the child to the bathroom. GIVPOS can also be used to praise the child.
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• People who do repetitive tasks at work (assembly line) or who sit for long hours at the desk can use the reminder STRTCH throughout the day, as well as to sit or stand straight to improve POSTUR. This can prevent work related ailments such as back problems and carpal tunnel disease.
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• Psychologists and psychiatrists can set the watch to go off ten minutes before every hour, thus privately alerting them to STOP their session.
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• Public speakers and professors can use the training mode to pace themselves during a talk or lecture and they do not need to worry about the clock.
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• Busy homemakers and business persons are using the watch to privately remember tasks that they need to do each day (GO MTG, CALHME).
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• There is tremendous potential for compliance in behavioral research and in clinical trials research, where the success of the study depends on how well subjects comply with the protocol of the study. It is an excellent tool for research and data collection.
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• People who want to end a negative behavior can remind themselves STOP swearing, yelling, hitting, arguing, and the like. It can also be used to eliminate bad habits like smoking, over-eating and nailbiting. The watch can be used in conjuction with smoking and weight loss programs.
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• Stressed individuals can remind themselves to RELAX and reduce anxiety, BE POS and improve their attitude.
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• Children can be taught to control impulses and not yell out in class (HANDUP), get along better with other children, and IGNORE the bullies.

ANXIETY REDUCTION

• 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM -- RELAX (random training mode)

COMPUTER / DESK WORKER

• 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM -- STRETCH (fixed every 30 minutes)

QUIT SMOKING

• 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM -- STOP (random training mode)