The addition of a tracker should be a shared decision between parent and child, says one doctor.
Of all the children in the United States, about 20 percent of them are affected by childhood obesity, and some fitness tracker brands have created their own kid-centric products to help combat the epidemic. But what’s still to be determined is whether the devices help or hurt kids in the long run.
Nemeth said a lot of the information out there about the relationship kids have with such trackers is anecdotal because so little research has actually been done. The CDC recommends that children get an hour of physical activity a day—a goal that trackers can help kids and their parents monitor and reach.
“Kids are supposed to enjoy running around and playing and climbing on things and playing games. So if we can create an environment that kids want to do that, as a family or as neighborhoods or as communities, that's how they're likely to be physically active. Fitness monitors may be a part of that, and they may not need to be a part of that,” Nemeth told Newsweek.
Upcoming updates to the product will make it so that once kids turn 13, they and their parents can adjust the app so that the child can access the full information in the app, like calories and female health tracking features, Fitbit said. In step with this idea, Fitbit made it easy for parents to work with their children to control what information is available to them. “Parents can rest easy knowing the stats are limited and appropriate for kids; it won’t show features like calorie intake, weight and body fat/BMI, and public social features. Parents can easily adjust what tiles appear in the kid view setting of the Fitbit app to ensure their kid sees the stats that best motivate them to reach their goals,” said Fitbit.
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