Product Sense: Building a Tool That Shapes Positive Behavior Habits in Children

Design a product that helps children learn to behave well. It is up to you to decide what "good behavior" covers, which children and adults the product serves, and what the first version does. Explain how you would know the product works. ```hint Buyer, user and learner With young children, the person who chooses a product, the person who operates it day to day and the person whose behavior should change are often three different people. Decide whose problem you are solving first. ``` ### Clarifying Questions - Which behaviors are in scope: daily routines such as brushing teeth or tidying up, social skills such as sharing and kindness, emotional self-control, or how kids act online? - What age range is the target, and should the child use a screen directly or only together with an adult? - Is this a Meta product that may connect to Meta's existing family and messaging products, or a standalone product? - Is success adoption and engagement, or a measurable change in how children behave? ### What a Strong Answer Covers - A definition of good behavior and an age group chosen with a reason, plus a clear view of the roles of children, parents and other caregivers, and teachers. - Pain points grounded in how children learn behavior and in where parents struggle to teach it consistently. - A prioritized first version that keeps a young child's screen time low, with its trade-offs, such as rewards versus lasting motivation. - Metrics that capture behavior change rather than app usage alone, with guardrails. - Child safety, privacy and trust, including how data about minors is handled. ### Follow-up Questions - How would you show that the product changes behavior, rather than just being used? - Points and prizes can get a child through a task without the habit sticking. How would you design rewards so the behavior lasts after they stop? - How would the product change for teenagers?