Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you use timers with your kids? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 17:07:17 +0000 looch on "Do you use timers with your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-timers-with-your-kids#post-1872426 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 06:11:57 +0000 looch 1872426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How funny you posted this, my husband just ordered one this weekend. </p> Mrs. Yoyo on "Do you use timers with your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-timers-with-your-kids#post-1872234 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 19:58:21 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1872234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly for timeout now too, but we went through a phase when they helped us a lot with tough transitions, like leaving the park. </p> Boogs on "Do you use timers with your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-timers-with-your-kids#post-1872066 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 17:21:56 +0000 Boogs 1872066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly for timeout. We've occasionally also had to for sharing. </p> mrbee on "Do you use timers with your kids?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-timers-with-your-kids#post-1871998 Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:11:09 +0000 mrbee 1871998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For reasons that aren't entirely clear to me, the kids respond much better to the sound of a timer than they do to me saying, "Ok guys, time is up!"</p> <p>So when we're transitioning between activities, I'll sometimes give the kids a verbal warning that they have 3 minutes left and then set a timer. Once that timer goes off, they're generally good about transitioning to the new activity!</p> <p>Do you use timers with your kids? </p>