fbpx

Helping Toddlers Understand Time with the Stoplight Golight Timer {Giveaway}

My four year old is by far one of the most stubborn people I know.  When he makes up his mind to do something, there is no stopping him.  I find it very difficult to get him dressed for school, to eat his dinner, to go to bed…well you see the point, pretty much everything with him can be a real challenge.  The Stoplight Golight has made our life so much easier.

The Stoplight Golight works like an ordinary timer but it is far from ordinary.  The light can be set from 1-15 hours or can be set from 0-59 minutes.   All you have to do is simply select the amount of time and start the countdown.  Once you hit start, the red light comes on.  When the time runs out the red light turns to green.  You can set the timer with or without an alarm but our son likes the alarm to go off just in case he is not looking directly at the Stoplight Golight.

He has always had trouble getting to sleep at night and someone usually has to lay down with him.  We recently starting setting the timer for a few minutes and extending it every night.  If he is still awake at green someone will lay down with him.  It has really helped him, because he knows that if he can wait till the green comes on someone will be there.  Our hopes are that he will eventually lay down without anyone and even without the timer.  Having the ability to turn off the alarm sound is great in this situation, because if he falls asleep the buzzer will not wake him up.

Not only do we use the Stoplight Golight at bed time we use it about 100 other times during the day including getting dressed, brushing teeth, getting out of the bathtub, for daddy to come home and many other tasks in our daily routine.  In addition to everything we use it for it can also be used for timeouts, reading, homework, and computer time.  The best part of the product is that your child can physically see the light go from red to green.

The timer is perfect for all ages, not only does it work wonders with my 4 year old, even my 1 year old knows that when the light turns green it is time to leave the house, get out the tub, and so on. I plan on sharing this information with my son’s teacher as I believe it would work well in the classroom as well.  The Stoplight Golight works on 4 AAA batteries or an AC adapter and is available for sale at Stoplight Golight for $29.95.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This post is the opinion of Beth of Experimental Mommy.  While a product was received to facilitate this review, all opinions remain 100% honest.

63 thoughts on “Helping Toddlers Understand Time with the Stoplight Golight Timer {Giveaway}”

  1. this would be perfect for my 20 month old niece. It will teach her when its nap, reading, quiet, or danc e time!

  2. I would use this to teach my granddaughter when it is time to take a nap, when it is time to calm down, and when it is time to go to the poddy.

  3. It would great for my nephew for time outside and potty time debbie jackson
    djackson1958 at hotmail dot com

  4. I have children that can’t wait to get up in the morning….sometimes they will get up at 2 or 4 a.m. and get dressed and start playing etc. I would use this to let them know when an acceptable time to get up was

  5. I would use this with bath time and teeth brushing etc…I was just thinking of using an hour glass but I think this will work much better!

  6. A perfect fun timer.. I could turn this one on for homework time… set the timer for the older ones… I don’t want to rush them but kinda make it into a game… I know how long homework should take and what tasks they can complete without goofing around..which seems to be the case sometimes.. this may help them finish in a more timely manner.. ( a little competition) so I can get the little ones homework completed…. …I’m trying to get supper ready in between shifts….LOL…. gotta love em

  7. My kid has no sense of time (beyond “now” and “not now”). I’ve been wanting a timer with visual cues to help her understand.

  8. Hi, thank you for this opportunity. We sure could use this Spotlight Gllight Timer with my granddaughters. Even the 10 year old! It helps take the adult out of the time equation where the kid gets a handle on their emotions…we would love to have this tool in our home.

  9. I would use the Stoplight Golight for getting my children ready for school, naptime and timeouts.
    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

  10. I would definitely use this to curb my kids electronics time. I sometimes forget to tell them when their time is up (and they NEVER “remember” to stop!)

  11. There are so many things we can use this for; when its time to get dressed in the morning, time out, time to come out of bath, time to go to sleep. Its such a great thing to have!

  12. I would use this in my classroom to show kids when they need to be wrapping up their work.

    kelleyc76(at)live(dot)com

  13. I would use it as a time out or quiet time timer at first

    but I can see my older children wanting to use it too!!!!!!

    Time for reading or crafts or such!

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.