Time Out Pad - Blue
by Keen Distribution
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Keen DistributionBrand: Time Out Pad
Release Date: 2009-01-16
Model: HD015
Product features:
- Simple to use pressure pad with built in timer helps parents monitor time outs
- Adjustable timer from 1-to-5 minutes
- Visual countdown and audio function
- Includes free positive parenting guide
- Suitable for children 2 years and up
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Toys and Games Reviews of Time Out Pad - Blue
Customer Review: Perfect for some kids, but a toy for others.
Summary: 4 Stars
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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