Comments on: The Most Annoying Thing I Ever Loved

By: Vikki

Vikki — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:24:36 +0000

As a retired Kindergarten teacher I couldn’t have made it through the day without my timers. They kept both the children and myself on schedule. I worked on center method where the children worked in different parts of the room at different amounts of time. The times help them be more self sufficient and boosted their confidence knowing they had more control over their day.

The down side was multiply times going off…
Hugs and blessings,

Vikki

By: Amanda

Amanda — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:46:18 +0000

My boys love a good timer, too. :) They get the dishes done 10x faster when I time them!

By: Jean Stockdale

Jean Stockdale — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:09:33 +0000

What a great tip. I also use a timer like this to remind me of a myriad of things. Multi tasking can lead me to forgetting something important like changing the laundry or stirring the beans etc. So I use one and carry it through the house with me!!

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By: Sandee

Sandee — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:22:56 +0000

my mom used a timer for everything when we were kids but id forgotten all about it. looks like i need to get one.

and keep the homeschool posts coming. my oldest is only 2.5 but i love hearing what works for people…

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:21:11 +0000

I need to get a new one. Our old one got worn out, but everything works so much smoother with it.

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:48:35 +0000

Timers are wonderful to use with your kids. They remove you from the situation. We have been using one with our son for years, and he knows that when the timer goes off, “it’s just time” to stop. Some mentioned using them for reading… did you know there are bookmarks called Mark My Time that have a timer that counts up or down, depending on the need of the reader? These helped our son as well, and we were removed from the process of keeping track of the time for him!

By: Noel

Noel — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:52:28 +0000

I got a blue one! and yeah, it’s a really good thing, especially for 8 yo boys….

By: Sandi

Sandi — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:44:00 +0000

Thanks for the tip. I will try this with my 5 yr old son. On top of being all boy he has ADHD as well. The structure and routine are important. I can see where a timer would help him know when things start and stop.

By: Clutching to the Vine

Clutching to the Vine — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:59:40 +0000

I love my timer! It also works great for brushing teeth–they set if for two minutes and brush until it dings.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:45:35 +0000

LOL! Answering to their sweet mother’s voice—we have timers here too and they respond to them better than me! :) I even picked up 2 more because I kept finding that someone was always using it when another kid needed it