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What If a Child Isn't Noticing Some of the MotivAider Signals?

"Amanda says she sometimes doesn't notice when the MotivAider vibrates. What should I do?"

The MotivAider is designed to capture its user's attention without being disruptive or negatively intrusive. Although we've gone to great lengths to provide customizing options that maximize the effectiveness of the MotivAider's signal for each user, most users will probably still fail to notice some of the MotivAider's signals.

It's important to recognize that users can achieve excellent results without being consciously aware of receiving every signal that the MotivAider sends. Users often respond favorably to signals without even being aware of them. So, failing to notice signals is only a problem if the user is not achieving the desired results.

So what can you do if a user isn't noticing signals AND isn't getting good results?

The first thing to do is use the MotivAider's advanced customization feature to maximize the signal's ability to capture that particular user's attention.

When making any of the following adjustments, I suggest you change one thing at a time and see whether the adjustment has the desired effect. If it doesn't, undo that particular adjustment and try something else.

• Try changing the strength of the vibration. Although increasing the intensity makes logical sense, some children may actually respond more favorably to a reduction in vibration strength, so don't overlook that possibility if increasing the intensity doesn't help.
• Try increasing how long each signal lasts. By default, the MotivAider's pulsing vibration signal lasts 2 seconds. However, you can increase the duration of the signal to 3 or 4 seconds. For some users, increasing the duration of the signal will help more than changing the intensity of the signal.

If making adjustments in the physical characteristics of the vibration signal fails to improve results, there are a few other things you can try.

• Try changing the way the user carries or wears the MotivAider. For example, if the user has been carrying the MotivAider in a pocket, try it on the waistband, or vice versa.
• Try sending signals less frequently for a while.
• Try changing the message the user assigns to the vibration to give the message more punch. (See a detailed post on this subject.)

—Steve Levinson, Ph.D., Inventor of the MotivAider