I bought this for my 5 year old son, who has a tendency to dawdle and get sidetracked in his morning and nighttime routines, making him late and creating tension between him and me or his dad. When the TimeBuddy arrived, he was very excited about it, and I loved the activity book and loads of repositionable stickers. The product is cute and appealing for a young child. The major disappintment is that this is really a clock that covers a 24 hour period, and you are only given less than an inch per hour in which to place the stickers, In other words, I had to cram the potty, breakfast, getting dressed, and toothbrush stickers side by side in one little segment. This really accomplished nothing for me, as he would not know that he was supposed to be finished with all four until the hand moves to the "leaving for school" sticker--and by then it's too late. And then the hours when he is at school and sleeping take up huge amounts of unused space. What I needed was something that would allow me to give him 5-10 minute increments in which he would need to complete each little morning task and then move on to the next. This is probably my fault, as I opted for TimeBuddy over "On Task On Time" timer because of the HUGE price difference, free shipping and reusable stickers. Now I may need to shell out the cash anyway. TimeBuddy would be better suited to a person who has many daily events spread out throughout the day, or to help your child recognize a general daily routine, such as breakfast, playtime, naptime, chore time, supper, and bedtime. It could work great for a preschool classroom or a young homeschooling child who cannot yet tell time but needs to know the daily routine. It's not really as helpful if you have a child in school all day. If you need to manage minutes in helping your child stay on task and move nio a timely manner from one small task to the next, check out the On Task On Time Timer. Much more pricey, but the only thing out there I have found so far that fits the bill.
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We bought this for our son in hopes that it could function as a sort of visual schedule/reminder. I was surprised that the clock hands didn't actually function, and the button on the front shorted out after two months. The stickers also peeled and curled, wouldn't stick properly, and fell off at the slightest provocation. Essentially it wound up being a $40 toy for my son instead of being any actual help for scheduling. Now it's mostly a frustration because it shorted out, so we'll probably be tossing it. I had very high hopes for the product, it just fell really short of my expectations.
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Timebuddy is an excellent product. I If you get one for your child, you can tell them you are getting them a toy, but what you are really getting is the little helper for yourself. I have a four year old daughter and got her a Timebuddy about couple months ago and we all are extremely happy about it. She thinks its a toy, because she customized it herself, chose all the activity stickers and we recorded the messages together. She keeps it on her dresser and instead of asking me what to do next, she goes to her room, looks at the clock and then tells me" Mommy, its time to take a bath" or "Mommy its time to go to school". I find it amazing. Even if it eliminates half of the "Is it time yet?" questions for your child, I think it is worth every penny. The Timebuddy is easy to use, very colorful and very kid and parent friendly. I think there should be at least one Timebuddy in every household.
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Very fast shipment from this seller. Our kids love this product. This product is a good tool for teaching our children to make the best use of their time. It creates a visual representation of the passage of time throughout the day and what they are suppose to be doing each time the hand is pointing to a chore. They listen to this toy more than they listen to me ! Even our 22 month old boy loves it! Good Product!
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was disappointed that ours didn't work and there was no more available. Though it couldn't teach time properly I was going to use it as a alarm for grandson during the day to stop and eat
