New Santa app could help in controlling child’s tantrum
middle of a tantrum with just the click of a button on your phone. well, one el paso couple is hoping that their new app “santa’s watching” will do just that this holiday season. abc-7’s iris lopez has more details on the new christmas app: santa claus is coming to town music “he see’s you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake” but now, saint nick has some high tech help keeping an eye on kids. it’s the new “santa’s watching” app. “this is an a that when a child is misbehaving you go to your app, you open it and then you choose a little boy or a little girl, and who it’s from.” e pasoan rick gillis, creator of “santa’s watching” says he and his wife were inspired to make the app after an incident in a busy airport. “w were watching a mother who basically had an uncontrollable toddler, and my wife thought, wouldn’t it be cool if she had an app and the child could get a message from santa.” “sant watching” i designed for children to receive a “missed call” on their paren phone. “santa leaves a message for the child and we just see children in awe.” stand up: “with so many other methods to get children to behave this christmas -like this elf that sits on a shelf- i wondered if this app really worked.” video of kid crying, then app, then child calming down. gillis says the app isnt really for children though. “it’s really no meant to help the kids, it’s meant to help the parents” so we asked parents if this is something they would get for their kids, and the answer was unanimous- “i would” “yea we would” so, what make this app different from the rest? “if you’re ou shopping and a toddler is out throwing a tantrum or anywhere restaurant, it’s instant and it’s meant for quick delivery.” iris lopez abc-7 out throwing a tantrum or anywhere restaurant, it’s instant and it’s meant for quick delivery.” iris lopez, abc-7 / the 99-cent app is only available for i-phones at the moment. a portion of all proceeds from “santa’s watching” will be donated to non- profit organization. main: relatively quiet pattern until friday as we await the strong pacific storm system moving