<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="47" > about timers</h1>
It is a very important artifact in our family, and the actual test can effectively solve several complaints of sugar sister:
"There's so much homework, I'm going to write for too long, I really don't want to write!"
"Why don't you let me watch TV so quickly?"
"I want to play Mario Kart a little more!"
The timer is mainly used to help Sugar Sister form a concept of time and do a good job in daily time management, and the concept of time I instill in my children is: "Concentrate on completing homework efficiently and save more time to play." "Overall, the two children are still acceptable.
When Sugar Sister needs to do something she doesn't want to do, I will help her estimate the time it will take.
The point of estimating time is with, tell her that this thing is not as difficult as you think, boldly!
First of all, this time must be less than her psychological expectations, such as things that she thinks are long and difficult, and after we evaluate them, we will tell her that it only takes twenty minutes to write them all.
Secondly, explain to Sister Sugar that if you want to complete it in twenty minutes, you must concentrate and concentrate on completing it.
When the results were in line with what we expected, she had a sense of accomplishment and more time to play, Win-Win.
Sugar Sister is now in the second grade, this method we have used since the first grade, she has gradually formed an understanding of "time". For example, sometimes Sugar Sister will nag with me, "Dad, I think the time will change, when I rush homework, time goes fast, when playing games, time also goes fast!" ”
Haha, is this the first chapter of the philosophy of "consciousness determines matter"?
I bought several types of timers before this:
Hourglass: Recommended by many big parenting gurus. The disadvantage is that there is only a fixed duration, the timing is not flexible, and if you use multiple different time-varying hours, it will affect the child's attention (my advice to the children is that when writing homework, do not place other things on the desk in addition to the materials related to this homework - "improve immersion, reduce interference").
Mechanical timer: The kind of pomodoro clock that is easier to find on a treasure, the overall OK. The disadvantage is that there is a certain amount of white noise, and it is easy to break (children are greedy, this mechanical timer is easy to break the clockwork once it is rotated counterclockwise).
Electronic clock with timing function: The operation steps are cumbersome, and the child needs to waste a lot of time to operate.
Later in a certain east to see this clock of Beth, can be positive timing, can also count down, through a knob can control minutes, seconds, the price only needs ¥49, before buying their home data line, the quality is OK, decisive order.
When I look at the pictures when I buy it, I always feel that this clock is metal shell, and it should have some texture. After the actual arrival, it was found that it was engineering plastics, the overall quality was relatively light, and the size was larger than expected, but if you think about its price, there is nothing to ask for.
There is also a magnetic suction on the back that can be tied to a book stand, and is highly recommended overall!
She gave the clock to Sister Sugar, and she fiddled with it herself for a little while before familiarizing herself with how to use it.
The main thing is that the appearance value is also very online, yes, the aesthetic should be cultivated by children!
By the way, the coarse grain home also has a similar operation interactive clock, it feels good, if you are using it, welcome to leave a message to feedback it.