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Review: Garmin Vivofit Jr. 3 is a kids fitness watch with room to improve

The Garmin Vivofit Jr. 3 is a nice little device, but with a few tweaks, it could be even better. I have had the chance to review a few kid's smartwatches that I didn't feel my youngest was quite ready to assist with yet, but thankfully he is now prepared to help me with the Vivofit Jr. 3 review. Together we discovered that this small, kid-focused fitness tracker does more than just track steps. It can help your child learn responsibility, and not just by keeping track of the tracker, but by letting you assign chores and tasks to them. There is, of course, step and activity tracking, and also sleep monitoring. With the Marvel Black Panther model we tested, there are Avenger themed missions within the phone's companion app. As your child meets specific task requirements set from the adventure, they advance in the missions. My youngest is 5-years-old and very active, so he loved the rewards and seeing new records set each day. He also really loves helping around the hous