Learning Resources Time Tracker Visual Timer & Clock - 1 Piece, Classroom Tracker, Alarm Clock, Light Up Timer for Classroom, Visual Tracker

UPDATE (NOV 2013):We had another child in March of 2012 and he has finally reached the age where he is chatting a lot, very interested (in EVERYTHING), can communicate with us (modestly), and we can in turn communicate back to him. I love 18 months old!!!Due to the structure of our home, we decided to setup his crib in our bedroom. It has been working out very well, but in the past couple months he has been waking up at a ridiculous hour (5am or earlier) and will not stay quiet. If I get out of bed and talk to him, cover him up with his blankie, and say "It's night-night time..." he WILL lie there quietly until our alarm goes off or one of us gets up to go to the bathroom. Because of his responsiveness to my chats, I decided to break out our Time Tracker once again. It has been in a drawer since our other Son turned 4 years old and outgrew time outs and sleeping timers.I set the Time Tracker the same way I did for our other Son (12 hrs Green; 50 seconds Yellow; 10 seconds Red...yes, this Boy will sleep from 6:30pm to 6:30am, no problem). On the first and second night we setup the Time Tracker, our Baby Boy thought it was fun to point at and scream. But he soon lost interest in it and now I can turn it on, put him down for sleep, and if he wakes up before the designated time (6:30am) and starts making noise, I walk to his cribside, remind him that "Green Light is Night-Night" and he will honest-to-goodness either go back to sleep or just lay in the crib with his blankie & stuffed animal, sucking his thumb, and stay quiet until the Time Tracker turns Yellow (and then Red). Most times he is awake and starts yelling once the Tracker turns Yellow because he is excited to wake up. But some other times, he falls back asleep and he completely misses the Tracker turning Yellow or Red (no issue there...if he's asleep, we let him sleep!).The Time Tracker has worked for both of our boys and we've definitely gotten our milage out of it considering I bought it back in 2009. I'll probably use it once our youngest is old enough for Time Outs too. And once I pulled the device out of the old junk drawer, I had no problems remembering how to set and reset it...it really is a great device for kids!-------------------------------------------------------------------------After reading many of the negative reviews on the Learning Resource Time Tracker, I was hesitant to buy it thinking it would break right out of the box. Not true at all. In fact, while it is not the most quality product I've ever purchased for my 2 1/2 year old son, it is definitely not the worst. It is what it is...and it does what it does...and it does both very well.I first saw the product on Nanny 911 and I did think about it again until I started having difficulty keeping my son in his time out spot without having to sit right next to him to keep him there. I combined the Time Tracker with the Take Out Time Out mat (overpriced, but cute) and now I hardly have any problems with him finishing his time outs. He thinks time outs are interesting now and he cannot wait to finish and hear the "Time's Up!" announcement so he can play again, while knowing that we are happy with him for doing his duty.While the Time Tracker may not be the easiest thing to program, as others have said, once you do it once it's pretty easy. I have gotten so used to it that I can change the timer from time out, to nap time, to overnight sleep time in less than a minute. I set it to all green on "manual setting" and only make it turn yellow for the last 50 seconds, and red the last 10 seconds. Seriously, those reviewers who say it's difficult are simply techno-phobic or lazy. It's not hard and all...and my son loves knowing that there is a set time on all of his duties. Hearing "Time's Up!" is one of his favorite things now.Finally, again on quality, this is not a toy. Do not let your kids play with it or it will cease to work. Let them see it, touch it, but only once. Tell them it is not a toy and keep it out of reach. It will break if dropped, so my solution is to not drop it. Problem solved.Get this product. It's pretty darn cool...

Bought this for niece who has autism. This timer has helped her learn that she needs to finish a task and help with waiting. The colors are bright and the sound is loud enough to hear across the room. Came with instructions and easy to read and set up. Good for kids and those who are on the spectrum. I can see teachers use this to help students as well. Can be good for adults who don't want to rely on phones or tablets.

I bought the Time Tracker to use at my office. I wanted a way to remind myself to get up every twenty minutes and stretch. Using a visual timer alerts you that the time has expired without alerting those around you. The Time Tracker has 6 choices of sounds, but you have the option of turning the sound down to nothing. The lights are bright and the digital screen is easy to read. It works well. I've used it for the past month and find it reliable and very useful.My chiropractor suggested finding a visual timer to remind me to move around more. There are very few visual timers on the market. I have a desk job that requires a lot of concentration working on a computer. After 6 months of sitting, my posture gave way to back problems. Using the Time Tracker has helped me take more mini-breaks, and thus improved my ability to sit for long hours. I highly recommend it!I have a few criticisms of the device. It takes awhile to figure out the instructions. The manual doesn't explain how to use the timer very well. The manufacturer made a simple, child-like manual, but it doesn't explain how to set the timer up very well. Once the mechanism is set-up, it is relatively simple to use. However, you have to go through a sequence of pressing 4 buttons to start the timer. If this timer is for children, why isn't it simpler? For the price, I think they could have designed it to be easier to use. Lastly, I wish they made a visual timer for adults. Something with a little more aesthetic.

I bought this for Christmas 2014. It worked great until the battery compartment lid broke. I emailed Learning Resources and they immediately shipped me a new lid at no charge. Once I got it on, the unit still didn't work. I replaced the AA batteries and then the two 1.5v batteries. Nothing worked. I called customer service at Learning Resources, and initially it looked as though since I bought it on Amazon that the replacement period had expired. But after talking with a representative about the issue, she went ahead and sent me another unit at no charge. It's not the most user-friendly timer, but I loved the visual and the audio warnings it provides for my kids.

We have a child with special needs, so we live off of timers and warnings (especially visual) around our house. This one has been amazing because it can go up to 24 hours. We use it to help show him when it's time to get dressed and go swimming some evenings, when it's okay to knock on our door to play in the mornings, and all sorts of other things. The "yellow" function is wonderful -- we can adjust it to as many minutes as we want, so we usually use it as our "getting ready" time when leaving for somewhere (i.e. at yellow, he can get in the car and wait, or change into swim suit, or bathroom time before riding bikes, etc.) My ONLY complaint is that "red" is the end of the timer instead of "green," as we tend to use it more for "it's time to do xyz now!" But he gets the idea. It's been thrown and hasn't broken! :) Also, read the instructions carefully. It's not intuitive (which is nice because he can't easily change it...) but we figured it out pretty quickly.