Learning Resources Time Tracker Mini Visual Timer, Classroom Timer, Hand Washing Timer, Auditory and Visual Cue, Ages 3+

I read all the reviews and found them to be true to a point. When I first got it and put the batteries in... It didn't work like in other reviews... Changing the batteries didn't work... Flipping them around didn't work... but then I rubbed/cleaned the battery contacts and boom! Worked like a charm. The other issue is that the green and yellow dials are not intuitive as mentioned in other reviews when it comes to setting times but it becomes less of an issue the longer you use it. As far as what I got it for and how functional it is... Well, I am using it to help myself and patients maintain timeliness during appointments. With some prefacing and education, it has been well received by patients... both during the appointment and in how patients like being seen on time. It gives both auditory and visual queues that may be internalized at future encounters as it anecdotally appears Later visits are easier to maintain timeliness and we have time to spare to address other issues. Another physician recently bought one and we are looking at doing a quality review and patient survey. If it objectively shows improvements and good patient reviews, we may implement this in the whole clinic.

I have a four-year old who loves to dally. When she wants to get a task done, it only takes her 3 minutes, but sometimes she can go for 3 hours and still not have it finished. Trying to set limits on her is difficult, because she doesn't really understand the concept of time yet. Using other timers, even cute ones, has always resulted in a major meltdown, because she feels as if her time is almost up from the moment we press start - even after repeated assurance that she has more than enough time to complete the task at hand. This timer has worked miracles in our house. . . she knows she's being timed, and that when her time is up there will be consequences, but as long as the light is green, she stays on task and doesn't freak out about it. Being able to set a warning bell/light is genius - she understands that now is the time to rush to get it done before it goes red, and though from time to time we do have orange-light meltdowns, they've been far less frequent than with our old timers or with no timer at all. It has made a huge difference. Having a concrete thing to mark the end leads to much less arguing and begging for a little bit more time. You might be able to sway mommy with tears, but a timer is a machine - when it turns red she can't plead with it for more time. Life has gone on much more smoothly for us since we got this awesome little timer! You'd think she'd hate it, but she actually really loves it, and ASKS us to set it for things that we wouldn't normally. I DO wish that it could be set for smaller increments - at least that the warning light could be set in single minutes instead of increments of 5 - so that we could use it to mark when it's time to give someone else a turn with a toy, but as it is, I love it and highly recommend it to anyone going through a similar problem. We use it mostly for room cleaning (it doesn't take 4 hours anymore!), getting ready to leave the house (be ready in 15 minutes, shoes and all!), to set limits on time spent on her computer, and to keep her in her room during quiet time - she doesn't come out every 3 minutes anymore, because she can see that it isn't time yet!

This review is on the actual product, which I have given 4 stars because the first one I ordered did not work at all. Getting it replaced/returned was so quick and easy, customer service was 5 stars! This product works well for kids who need a little help focusing and managing their time, and the visual signals are better for our kids. It also has a sound alarm but you can turn it all the way down if you want to avoid it. So far, we have not had to use the sound, and the warning light option is a great feature. We have basically eliminated morning tardies at school and it's great for structuring the afternoon and mixing homework/chores/practice in with periods of play. We have tried sand timers, alarms, the Timed Timer, etc. and while those all worked a little (except for sound alarms, they caused too much anxiety), this Time Tracker is ten times more effective for us. Areas that need improvement: 1. You can only set both lights in 5 minute increments. So far this hasn't been a big problem for us, but it would be nice to set a 2-minute warning instead of a 5-minute warning. Perhaps a more expensive model offers this, I'm not sure. 2. Better construction. The first one arrived broken. It was packaged to withstand a trip to Mars, yet the trip from warehouse to house rendered it useless. Even though the second one works, I'm afraid to let the kids attempt to set it for fear that it may self destruct. I can't imagine having to go without it until another working model arrived!

Pro - Big dome light gives clear indication if the time period expired. Cons - 1) Failed after ten weeks (beeped and dome light turned yellow at warning time, but intermittently did NOT beep and light up red at time expiration - light would remain yellow forever). 2) Sound is too brief and easy for child to miss if they are engrossed in an activity, even at full volume and indoors. 3) Cannot tell how much time is remaining. 4) Warning timer dial confusingly sets a second timer, which has to be less than the main timer. It would be more natural for it to be how many minutes prior to main timer the warning timer goes off. We bought a second unit after the first one failed. It's working fine, but I expect it will fail soon, too. We wanted to buy a different product but couldn't find one with a two-hour timer. We took the first one apart for fun - didn't see any obvious problems with its somewhat-simple circuitry. Perhaps the firmware suffered a glitch?

I am an autistic adult, struggling with anxiety, PTSD, and depression. I have always done what I call "timering" for chores and relaxation when I need to do both in quantity because it's the only way to avoid complete overload. These items have visual time counting, and often obnoxious audio, and no real visual cue. I have been using this off and on for a few months, but recently there was a dire need to truly clean out my home. I would not have succeeded without this product. The product turns to yellow as a warning, with a tone. I don't use the tone much because I am hard of hearing, and also because I often listen to music when doing chores to keep calm. I carry it to where I'm doing chores or relaxing, and tend to be good at noticing visual stimuli because I'm just wired that way. The tone is low and calm, not at all jarring, on the times I do hear it. Nothing truly 'alarming' or jolting, as some timers are. I would set it for 'work' time usually 45-60 minutes, with ten minute warnings. The lack of countdown meant I wasn't constantly checking how much time I had left. For me, this is a *feature*. At first it bothered me, but then I saw how much less stress there was not knowing how much time was left - I could focus on what I was doing. Then, after I finished work, I would use it to track relaxation periods (usually video games) for 20-45 minutes - I would use five minute warnings for less than 30 minutes. My house looks great. The reason I cleaned my house was cleared and then some, with tons of positive reviews and no notice of any oddness or lax housekeeping that I normally struggle with - to a degree that is beyond embarrassing to admit. I wish I had this as a teen/child. If you or your child have issues with task-changing, it's worth a try. Some creativity and work may be needed, but anything that might help your life, or your child's, at home or in school or in increasing life skills outside of home deserves a try. I can't promise it will work, but it's an inexpensive risk.

Huge disappointment. Poor quality, and bad overall design. Let's start with poor quality: the first Time Tracker we received stop telling proper time within 2 weeks - so I sent it back in exchange for a new one, hoping that it was just a fluke.The second one worked, albeit with an audible rattle of something loose inside, but only long enough to get us just outside of the return policy window. Now it's broken, this time it just won't turn on, and I'm stuck with it. SO IRRITATED! Next time I won't give things a second try. Now, let's cover the overall bad design: the way the time is intended to be used is with 3 colors, but only 2 time settings. So you choose you're overall time (let's say 30 minutes), and then you choose when you want the timer to turn yellow (let's say in 15 minutes) - and then the assumption is that it will turn red when time is up. Didn't seem like all that bad an idea until I tried putting it into practice. Right away the kids seemed confused when the timer turned red when I set it to turn yellow at 15 minutes - 15 minutes was just too long. They were having a hard time predicting when the light would go red, most likely because they forgot all about it. And then when it does turn red - that's it, no more, time is up, and the frustrated yells began. So then I started shortening the time to turn yellow at 5 minutes. Seemed to help the confusion as they knew that red was coming soon when it did turn yellow, but it didn't give the kids much time to finish their work if they had been lagging. I used to have a kitchen timer that flashed red for the last minute and then it would go off. I'd love it if this timer had that ability - a third bracket of time that I can control so that the kids had something more like: 30 minutes total, 15 minutes of green, 10 minutes of yellow (to wrap up if they happen to be lagging), and 5 minutes flashing red to move really fast on any last minute things. Between the 2 defective units in a row, and the disappointing lack of flexibility, I couldn't recommend this product to anyone. Save yourself the money and frustration.

I have two daughters, ages 11.5 and 9.5. The older one has a plethora of behavioral challenges (Oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, learning disabilities, etc). She is a CHALLENGING child. I think her brain is set on Groundhog Day mode because what she is told one day, she has completely and totally forgotten by the next day. My other daughter is a dreamer. She loves to look at the sun, the fuzz-ball on her pj's, how the water swishes down the drain, etc. As you can imagine, it takes her FOREVER to complete a task. In her case, it's not out of defiance or disobedience, it's just daydreaming. For her, this Time Tracker Mini has been a God-send. We set the timer to "remind" her after 10 minutes to get out of the shower and the second it goes off, she turns off the water. Then the second timer kicks and and she is dressed and downstairs eating breakfast before the second 10 minutes. It used to take her nearly an hour to do this with constant yelling and reminding. She loves having the visual and audible reminder to keep her on track and feels good about beating the timer. For her it's wonderful. For my other daughter, she bucks authority so it doesn't work as well for her. She will just ignore the timer and say she didn't hear it, will turn it off and claim it's broken, etc. The child has to be motivated to want to do the right thing in order for devices like these to be helpful. So, if your child is like my younger daughter, I think you will get a great deal of use out of this amazing and easy to use little device. We use it every day and haven't had to change the batteries yet. The alarm sound is loud but not startling, even at the highest volume. It's easy to set and easy to use. I would definitely recommend this for anyone who has a little dreamer on their hands.

Homework battles? Bath time issues? Then this timer is a Must Have!!! It makes the timer the "bad guy" instead of you and you can't argue with a clock. My son is a notorious procrastinator and has a hard time understanding how long a minute, 5 min 10 min etc. really is, so giving him a warning doesn't help and we don't always have a digital clock nearby. We even tried giving him a watch but it was more of a distraction than help. This timer is the perfect solution. Pro's & Cons's It doesn't have a count down timer (which I prefer since many kids get distracted by watching the clock tick down) but uses color changes and a alarm to warn them. In my house green means you've got plenty of time and yellow indicates the half way mark. Definitely read the reviews on how to set the times cause the yellow band is really how long the light will stay green (not how long it will be yellow which would make more sense. The green band is total time. You can also adjust the volume on the warning alarm which is nice if you have kids that are sensitive to loud/sudden sounds. The light is very bright (we've even used the timer as a night light in a pinch). I always take it with me on long car trips to keep track of how long each kid has been playing with a toy/electronic device. I set in one of the cup holders (it fits perfectly!) and they can both easily see what color they have (for those trips I have it turn yellow when there is 5 min left). It has been so positive for my son that even his teacher wants one for her classroom (he's in 1st grade). I am a former middle and high school teacher and plan to use it when I return to the classroom.

Comprato per mia figlia di 6 anni per aiutarla a velocizzare i tempi sui compiti e le cose di casa. Facile da impostare. Soddisfatta dell'acquisto

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Appareil conseillé par une éducatrice pour la gestion du temps de mon fils de 4 ans. Je le trouve très facile d'utilisation. Une lumière orange s'allume (selon mon réglage) quelques minutes avant la fin du temps, qui s'allume en rouge en émettant un son. Beaucoup mon de frustration pour mon fils, qui demande même à l'utiliser !