The Bottom Line
The On-Task On-Time unit is a helpful tool to get children through their routines more efficiently and independently. It teaches time management and helps reduce frustrating interactions between adults and children over getting chores done. It can be used alone or with a reward system to help children become more successful in managing themselves.
Pros
- This product will help parents and teachers keep kids on task and making progress with chores.
- The unit can be used with a behavior intervention system and rewards.
- The On-Task On-Time timer can reduce nagging and disagreements with your child over chores.
- The product may improve executive functioning skills and self-management ability over time.
Cons
- Some children with significant behavior problems will need continued support from a behavior plan.
Description
- That's Like Me! is a large hardback book.
- The book includes colorful photos and engaging personal stories.
- The book includes stories about children working toward goals and adults who have already achieved them.
Guide Review - On-Task On-Time - A Time Management Tool for Parents and Teachers
On-Task On-Time - A Time Management Tool for Parents and Teachers is a time management tool from Timely Matters, Inc. that was developed by a busy parent of three. The On-Task On-Time unit is a large timer, roughly a foot tall. The unit is a wind-up timer much like a kitchen timer but with a helpful twist. The unit allows parents and teachers to develop a schedule of tasks for children that must be finished within a time period. The adult simply makes the schedule, places it on the unit, winds it up, and the child takes over from there. The schedule is made by using a plastic disk that fits onto the unit and picture stickers depicting tasks to be performed. The unit ticks away the minutes, the disk rotates, and the task that a child should be working on moves into the top green space. Tasks that are overdue rotate into a red space. Tasks that are coming up appear in a yellow space. The colors give the child a visual reminder and motivation to work faster to complete tasks on time.
The best feature of the On=Task On-Time unit is that it promotes independence in children and can help reduce the need for parents to remind (or nag) children into getting their chores done. Learn more about this product at the On-Task On-Time web site.
