Thumsters encourages kids to make intentional, respectful behaviour decisions, in line with your family's values. Make every moment a thumbs up moment and watch your kids and your family thrive!
"...nothing has had a bigger impact on my parenting in such a short time as this Thumsters App".
- C Shannon
No matter how old your child is, positive reinforcement builds self esteem and confidence. Knowing that you have noticed and acknowledge their great behaviour choice through a thumbs up has an even greater effect!
Thumsters was designed to make it easy for parents to encourage their kids for a behavior that's in line with your family values. Kids will love the colorful screens and sounds of Thumsters as they get a thumbs up! And the goal achieved screen is the ultimate pinnacle of positive reinforcement.
Researchers agree that recognising negative behavior is important, for adults and kids, if done in a respectful way. We all know that sometimes it's hard to keep our emotions and decision making under control, even as adults. Your kids are still in training, self regulating and self control is a valuable skill to learn from early on. So rather than yelling, threatening, isolating or fighting, a simple thumbs down is a respectful yet effective way to let your kids know that the behavior they have displayed is not in line with your family values and boundaries. It opens the door to healthy communication and connection around recognising and addressing negative behavior.
In life we all know that setting goals can help keep us focussed and on target, and it's no different for your kids.
Thumsters allows you to set goals for your children to work towards. Every thumbs up helps them get a little closer to achieving them, and motivates them to be consistent with their attitudes and behavior. What begins as an EXTRINSICALLY motivated behavior (doing something to get something), develops into an intrinsically motivated habit! Learning healthy habit building is a skill that will grow with them throughout their lives.
With a Thumsters subscription you get access to the following awesome features all for less than a cup of coffee!
Family Sharing
Parents and/or carers can share one family account across multiple devices. This promotes continuity of care and consistency in parenting, setting up healthy boundaries and making sure everyone is on the same page.
Detailed reports
The reporting function lets you easily detect where, why and when positive or negative behavior occurs. Get the bigger picture for any conflict or repetitive negative behaviors, and identify where you need to step in and support your child. This can help you to have informed and meaningful discussions with your children.
Custom Reasons
Although the app comes pre-loaded with an extensive list of thumbs up and down reasons, adding your own can both add to the fun and also make the app uniquely tailored to your family.