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CAN'T GET STARTED ON TASKS (KIDS)
Kids who struggle getting started on tasks may have too much mental chatter or feel overwhelmed due to stress. For many, this may be struggling to get started on homework, chores, or personal hygiene care. Caregivers can provide BLAST® as a helpful tool in getting kids started on important tasks.
How blast® works for CAN'T GET STARTED ON TASKS (KIDS)
BLAST® INTERVENES
TouchPoint Solution’s wearable devices are embedded with patented BLAST® (bi-lateral alternating stimulation tactile) technology. BLAST® is scientifically proven to alter the body’s “fight or flight” response caused by stress. The wearables emit alternating vibrations that disengage your standard stress response (sympathetic nervous system), and shift you into the calm, logical side of your brain (parasympathetic nervous system).
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CHANGE OCCURS
When using BLAST® consistently to overcome procrastination, overtime you may not need them in certain situations as the task may become less stressful because of BLAST®. One of the ways BLAST® works is by creating new neural pathways that help modify the memories that trigger our stress response. With continued use of BLAST®, these new neural pathways can build overtime, progressively reducing the release of stress related hormones that can cause procrastination.
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MEASURABLE IMPACT
Excess levels of cortisol may be released as your body’s response to stress that may result in agitation and irritability. A triple blind placebo-controlled trial with athletes showed TouchPoints™ stabilized cortisol levels during stressful events and reduced the level of stress. (Leal-Junior, E. C., Casalechi, H. L., Machado, C. dos, Serin, A., Hageman, N. S., & Johnson, D. S., 2019) View our full Stress Study.
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How to use BLAST® WHEN YOU CAN'T GET STARTED ON TASKS (KIDS)
Before you start:
Learn the basics behind operating your TouchPoints. Learn how to pair your TouchPoints, what the different modes are and more with our online user guide.
When to use BLAST®:
Preventative: Start 5-15 minutes before you should start task or while you are thinking through the strategy
How to use BLAST®:
Where: Place TouchPoints on your wrists, ankles, clipped to pant pockets.
Mode: Use the Medium/Yellow mode.
Timing: Continue during the task to improve focus if needed.
USER SPOTLIGHT
See what our customers are saying about BLAST® & helping kids get started on tasks
MATT AND KIMI B.
a great tool that my son can use independently to manage his anxiety.
“Whenever my son thinks of the TouchPoints, he knows that his anxiety is going to go down. TouchPoints help regulate his anxiety, which makes stressful things, like math, not shut his brain down. The devices are small and can be discreetly placed in pockets or socks or even just held in hands. The concept almost seems too simple to be so effective, but TouchPoints are a great tool that my son can use independently to manage his anxiety.”
Leal-Junior, E. C., Casalechi, H. L., Machado, C. dos, Serin, A., Hageman, N. S., & Johnson, D. S. (2019). A triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of the effect of bilateral alternating somatosensory stimulation on reducing stress-related cortisol and anxiety during and after the Trier Social Stress Test. Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedical Science, 2(1), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-19-2784