Hi,

We are working a very cool thing for sharing tips and experiencing with each other.

While you are waiting, we just launched this new way to regularly get fresh tips and ideas and info call Birdhouse Beacon => http://www.birdhousehq.com/beacon/

Check it out and please let us know what you think :)

Adam

~ a birdhouse owl

You can now use the category Sensory, either in your list or accessed by using ‘Something Else’

As you add different descriptions of sensory interventions or seeking behaviors or whatever details you are documenting, they will pre-populate.

Then you can graph them in reports, see total counts during different periods, get a review of them sent in your weekly and monthly email summaries, and more.

Let us know what you think and how we can make these more effective for you!

Great suggestion.
We definitely understand how crucial these pieces are and what a valuable addition to the tool they will be.
It is a big undertaking to properly implement these in a “smart” way so they can be applied to all of the different ways that people use this type of system, but we are working on it right now and it’s going to be a magnificent and empowering solution when we start to roll out these changes.
I wish I could say we’ll have this available right away, but it’s on it’s way. Hopefully what we have is helpful to some degree without them, and I look forward to hearing how you like the solution we come up with when it becomes available.

If there’s any way we can help with anythign else, in the interim, of course, always let us know.

:-)

Adam

~ a birdhouse owl

Great suggestion!
We will keep these in mind as we continue to evolve the product.
I would love to see an example of what you mean by ‘make a grid and add data’. Do you already have something like this you’d like to be able to do and update with Birdhouse that we could see? How do you do this system?
You can email us details at owl@birdhousehq.com

This is a great suggestion and something we will likely integrate, at some point. However, we have a few things that will have a more immediate a bigger impact on usability on the list before this.
If this is important to you, please do let us know so we can keep track of who is waiting on this.

Absolutely! Great idea.
This is definitely on our list. We have a few other big things in line ahead of it that I think you’re gonna like, but we will definitely get to this after that. We will update the status here as we get closer, so you know when it’s coming.

This is great feedback.
I’m so sorry to hear that it gives you a condescending tone.
We started with making the tool focused on adults looking after kids, as that was our personal need and what we knew best. We are trying to do a GREAT job at that before diverting our attention.
That being said, we are also always looking for ways to make changes and learn more about how to accommodate more people who would like to use the tool.
If you would like to send us a private message at owl@birdhousehq.com and share more specifics about what parts make you feel condescended to, how you currently use it that is helpful, and what are some changes we could make that would make it even more helpful, we’d love to hear about it and think about how when can incorporate that feedback into our plan.

Collaboration is a newer feature at the moment, and we are currently in the process of making the process of inviting new collaborators more convenient and straightforward. We’re excited to be able to make this more accessible as this year goes on.

–Ben

We agree, this feature is very important and is something we are currently working to provide. We’ll update this as we make progress on it.

–Ben

You can now create a category for these things on the More page on the web, and then they will be added to your Activities list, and you can then record what happens and when.

If you have questions, please ask at owl@birdhousehq.com

Adam

~ a birdhouse owl

We now have some options for doing this.

Shoot us a message at owl@birdhousehq.com if you’d like to change the name of your category and/or any other details.

Adam

~ a birdhouse owl

Great suggestion/feedback.
We are working on a wonderful version of this that I think you are going to love.
In the meantime, one detail that might help you;
In the Reports section, if you select Other and the click the checkbox below that says ‘Show Advanced Filters’, there will be a chart that shows your various types of Other, and you could select just one or two specific ones you wanted graphed/included in your export data, like ‘Poop accident’
I hope this helps.
We can’t wait to see how you like the new stuff we are working on.

Great suggestion!
We definitely will ad this, although I don’t have a timetable, at the moment.