📚 Study & motivation
Encourage effort and focus without judging grades.
PERSONALIZED SUPPORT · FAMILY BETA
Three ways to support a growing teen.
ASK ONCE is about accountability with encouragement. Families can mix school goals, multiple sports and personal interests — without turning the phone into another source of nagging.
⚾ Sports & confidence
Celebrate preparation, consistency and being a great teammate.
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Confidence and healthy habits
Choose confidence, kindness or everyday habits. ASK ONCE rotates reviewed encouragement, and parents can add one-time personal notes.
Multiple sports, different seasons
Choose multiple sports, such as baseball and basketball, and update the selection as interests change. Automatic season dates are still planned.
Schoolwork without the nightly battle
Homework assignments already fit the task system. Teens can use an optional focus timer, while future encouragement can connect effort today with goals such as graduation or college.
Explore ASK ONCE StudyPersonalize everyday reminders, too
In the family app, open Quick reminder, choose a recipient and select Positive note. Write your own encouragement or start with an editable sports, school or confidence idea. Choose a time and schedule it as a one-time note. Teens can create private encouragement for themselves, too.
Explore Smart Nudges →INTERACTIVE CONCEPT · NO MESSAGES SENT
See the encouragement they could receive.
Choose a topic, sport or school goal to preview age-appropriate examples.
Choose a school goal
20-minute focus block Homework check-in
Parents can already assign homework as a task. An optional focus timer is available in the teen experience; automatic app blocking and school-platform integrations are not active.
Future encouragement would be opt-in, age-appropriate, adjustable and quiet during school or sleep. No shaming or grade comparisons.
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A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
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ASK ONCE Study
Start with just one assignment. Try a 20-minute focus block, then take a short break.
Illustrative notification · not sentSmall steps toward a bigger goal
Sports that fit their interests
The beta offers 12 sports and activities in the saved support plan. A larger selection and automatic season changes are planned. Messages are about preparation, teamwork, recovery and consistency — not pressure to win.
⚾ Baseball🥎 Softball🏈 Football🏀 Basketball⚽ Soccer🏐 Volleyball🏊 Swimming🏃 Track & field🏃 Cross-country🚵 Mountain biking🚴 Cycling🎾 Tennis🏒 Hockey🥍 Lacrosse🤼 Wrestling⛳ Golf🎿 Skiing🏂 Snowboarding🤸 Gymnastics🥋 Martial arts🚣 Rowing📣 Cheer & dance
The tags above show the broader roadmap. Open Smart Nudges to try the current saved-plan controls.
Simple controls, not more complexity
One child profile
Choose any combination of Boost, Sports and Study. Each is optional, and parents can change preferences later.
Gentle default frequency
Off until enabled. Choose up to two or three encouragements a week, or one per selected day. Set a daytime/evening window; teens can pause automatic support.
Useful school goals
Homework check-ins and focus blocks can support school routines. We would not require grades to be shared or publicly rank children.
Curated, age-appropriate language
Messages should be reviewed for accuracy and tone. No shaming, fear, grade comparisons, unrealistic promises or medical claims.
What is real today?
One-time positive notes, personal reminders, chore and homework tasks, parent approval and the teen's optional focus timer are available for beta testing. Saved support plans now schedule reviewed encouragement and homework check-ins automatically. Choose sports, topics, days and timing in Encouragement & homework. AI wording, photo proof and entertainment-app blocking remain future work.
The scheduler and privacy controls have been tested. Phone delivery still needs real-device beta testing. Ask your teen what feels useful and adjust the frequency together.
Which topics would your teen appreciate?
Tell us about sports, school goals or encouragement you'd like to see.