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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Great for the busy mom!
When I first saw this item honestly I laughed however a week later I ended up purchasing it. As a mother of four very young children I have a tendency of putting children in time out but getting distracted by life. As a result two things happen: One my toddler will sneak out and I don't realize it till much later or Two they end up in time way too long. This pad solved...
Published 8 months ago by Wife of Brian
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Not What I Expected
This item was not at all what we were hoping for. When I ordered it, I guess I didnt read the dimensions. I was thinking it was going to be a "mat", you know something big enough to sit on... What I got was something the size of a hand towel! Its hard enough to get a child to sit in time out let alone on an area that small. I returned the mat, and am just using a regular...
Published 10 months ago by A. Sisson
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Great for the busy mom!, November 11, 2009
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
When I first saw this item honestly I laughed however a week later I ended up purchasing it. As a mother of four very young children I have a tendency of putting children in time out but getting distracted by life. As a result two things happen: One my toddler will sneak out and I don't realize it till much later or Two they end up in time way too long. This pad solved both problems, it alerts me if my toddler tries to escape and it sings a fun song when time out is over so that I can talk with my children.
One piece of advice thought. Your child may find this fun at first, mine did, therefore I made sure to explain what it was for and did not allow them to play with it. The novelty of it when it first arrived soon dissipated and they now do not want to be on the time out pad.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Perfect for a toddler, March 7, 2009
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
This time out pad is perfect for a toddler who has no concept of time. This pad provides visual and auditory signals. It is also really great for ADHD kiddos.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
It helps, December 22, 2009
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
He gets off and on it, really trying to prod us to react to the alarm when he gets off, but my goal with time-outs is to get him to calm down and stop the previous behaviour so it works well for that. You can move it from 1 to 5 minutes with a coin to turn the dial, so the child can't really change it. He also occasionally tries to move it around. When we first got it he would turn it on for fun, and one bonus is if no weight sits on it after it's been started it will just give a little tune and turn back off after a minute or so without the annoying alarm going off.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Great deal and good product, December 21, 2009
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
My 22 month old granddaughter lives with me. I don't like seeing her in timeout but this works much better than threats and screams. She understands when she's on it that she can't get up, although she does push how far she can go before the alert starts. This pad worked so much better than the gorgeous timeout chairs I had seen and priced at over $100. They just seemed to be too pretty to save for only the timeout situations. This pad can go anywhere. I wish I could figure out how to increase the length of time for the lights and buzzers because I know the time will come when it needs to be a little longer than it is now. Other than that this is a good choice for getting the job done.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Perfect for some kids, but a toy for others., May 28, 2010
Durability: Fun: Educational:
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
I bought this hoping to make time outs easier. We have a 5 year old who rarely makes it to time out - typically the first warning is sufficient for him. This pad works perfectly for him. He sits there quietly and watches for the lights. He learned very quickly that he couldn't scoot off and play around even for a second because I would know even if I had stepped around the corner to change a diaper! For him, this pad works perfectly. Our 3 year old is a handful. I had hoped this would make the biggest difference for him because it's hard to enforce time out when he will run away from the corner. We have a 13 month old, so I can't leave her to chase him and put him back in time out a la Supery Nanny for hours on end. For him, this was amusing. He tested to see how many times he could get off the pad before the pad "gave up." He got that it wouldn't, but he also picked up on the fact that the time doesn't START OVER. The timer will PAUSE until he sits back down, whereas I always start the timer over and make him sit the full 3 minutes if he gets up. I wish this pad had that option. He could sit for 10 seconds at a time, with me still putting him back on the pad. I will say that he does like the little tune at the end and now that we've had it a few days, he's treating it less like a toy and more like the consequence it is supposed to be.
From a disciplinary standpoint, I give it 4 stars for the lack of option to re-start the timer versus pausing the timer. 3 minutes to sit doesn't seem like anything when you have to chase the kid around the house a few times and it winds up dragging out over 20 minutes.
From a technical standpoint, I give it 3 stars. The pad is TINY. Our 5 year old is very petite - he's still wearing a 3T in shorts with no problem and his little tush barely fits on the pad, so if he wiggles a bit, it sets off the sensor. We started with the pad on the floor in the kitchen and had to move it to a chair because if the boys sat cross-legged, if they shifted their weight from one butt cheek to the other, the sensor went off. On the chair, they could sit with their weight evenly distributed and there were no false alarms. Another thing - the plastic and the screw on the back is WEAK. We have a tiny screwdriver set and the metal in the screw stripped before we could get the screw out. My husband had to mess with it at work to get the screw out and then replaced it with another one. It looked as though someone had originally screwed it in too far because the surrounding plastic had the white stress marks. I'm waiting for the plastic to chip when I have to replace the batteries.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Very effective...., April 28, 2010
Durability: Fun: Educational:
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
I have a very high-strung 4 year old. For some reason, this time-out pad has made a world of differnece with his behavior! I don't know why really, but he has definitely started taking his time-outs much more seriously, since I have begun using this.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Timer Excellent, April 7, 2010
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This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
I love how the alarm goes off if they get off while your not looking. The only thing I don't like is that the timer doesn't start over if they get off.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
I absolutely love this product!, June 2, 2009
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
I love this mat. It makes time outs productive and easy in my house. Before time outs were guesstimates. I intended for my child to sit for 3 minutes but by the time they sneak out a couple of times they might have been there for 4 or 5 minutes. With this there is no guessing and my kids stay in time out! They stay for the correct amount of time and you can see them watch the lights and get excited they finished their time out! Its also small enough to take with you. I love it. I thought it was a little on the high side but would highly recommend it.
Thank you.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Love it!, May 30, 2009
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
Simple to use. Small enough to be portable. Works better then expected. My two year old kind of likes it but, he still has very effective time-outs. With 3 high spirited boys this has helped bring more order and consistency on my part. I would recommend this to any worn out parent of toddlers.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A life saver, January 29, 2010
This review is from: Time Out Pad - Blue (Toy)
We love the Timeout Pad. It has really helped our daughter to learn to stop and think about what she has done. We wish it went higher than 5 minutes on the timer, but it has been adequate to help her to learn.
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