My kids' friends had them, so they wanted them too. It's no big deal. No one is obsessive. 7 yo DD gets avg of 10k, range between about 7k and 13k per day. She does no sports and isn't particularly active--this is just from gym, recess etc. She likes to announce her steps to me at the end of the day. If it encourages my mostly sedentary kid to move a bit more, Im' all for it.

Anonymous wrote:Dude, my kid loves having a watch, settings timers and alarms, and having data all his own. It's not about obsessive step counting and exercise, it's autonomy.

Freedom from tracking steps, calories, etc makes more sense. What does he have "autonomy" from? Were YOU previously telling him how many steps he took and now he wants to control that info? So weird. Let him be free.

Anonymous wrote:Horrible for that age.

+1. Crazy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No clue. Don't want to endorse obsessive tracking.

OP here - neither do I! He announces his step count all the time, and has competitions with his brothers, and with friends at school, and I'm just interested in seeing what others get each day (for fun).

Then why are you asking here? If it’s just a fun thing for your family, why ask what is “normal” as if anyone else is actually tracking this and then comparing your kid to that? Some of you are compulsive I swear.

Dude, my kid loves having a watch, settings timers and alarms, and having data all his own. It's not about obsessive step counting and exercise, it's autonomy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No clue. Don't want to endorse obsessive tracking.

OP here - neither do I! He announces his step count all the time, and has competitions with his brothers, and with friends at school, and I'm just interested in seeing what others get each day (for fun).

Why would someone buy something that unhealthy for a 7 year old?

Anonymous wrote:This is such a ward 3 privileged parent post, if ever I have seen one omg

Seemed totally suburban to me

This is such a ward 3 privileged parent post, if ever I have seen one omg

Anonymous wrote:The very active boys I know are around 25k-30k a day. This is why they can eat so much and remain so skinny.

Those are the days with soccer or extra time at the playground or hiking/backpacking. It is crazy to see how much DS moves.

Omg, do none of you pearl-clutchers remember the old school pedometers? Kids have been using these kinds of things for decades. It is not "how eating disorders and body dysphoria begin."

OP, I don't have any data for you but you are a way better parent than some of these PPs. Good on you and your kid for him being active rather than sitting around on the couch (or, worse, studying) all day like a lot of other DCUMer's poor stifled children.

The very active boys I know are around 25k-30k a day. This is why they can eat so much and remain so skinny.

Horrible for that age.

Competing with his friends, and now competing on DCUM. Yep, totally “for fun”.

Anonymous wrote:I think it's horrible parenting to be focused on a Fitbit at this young age

Personal Trainer. And you are 100% correct. This is how eating disorders and body dysphoria begin.

Anonymous wrote:I mandate a rolling 2-day average of 28k, or no snack the following day.

+1000