Here’s one for you if you have a ‘naughty’ boy or girl this year. Why not trade the old-fashioned lump of coal for this over priced, musical, light-up Time Out Pad
Hours of fun not guaranteed, while you teach your child that you really can’t be bothered monitoring their behaviour and pass the responsibility over to this riduculous mat.
No?
Well how about a Time Out Mat then? This one ‘teaches sharing’! No need to gently explain the rules of sharing, why it’s important and how it affects their friend’s emotions when they don’t share. Don’t be silly, stick them on the mat, that’s a much better solution.
If you’re feeling a little skint there’s a Special Offer on the Naughty Seat, which ‘ensures time out is taken seriously’, so why does the child in the illustration look like he’s having such a great time?? Is it because the Naughty Seat with built-in alarm would turn the whole ‘naughty seat thing’ into a big game?!
And on a sidenote, can anyone explain why at the foot of the ‘Time Out Technique’ page there is an advert for Catholicmatch.com ‘Faith Matters’ which seems to be a dating agency for those of a Catholic Faith??
In fact, don’t bother explaining, it’s clear that this site is all about money, as are the ridiculous (I’d go as far as saying ‘damaging’) products which they sell.
Oh, and finally, at the foot of the site - ‘discounts available for schools, parenting groups and agencies’. Well not on my child!
Anyone like to convince me that these products serve a purpose, and aren’t just another example of lazy automated parenting?
7 Responses to “Time Out Pad - Must See To Believe!!”
Now that would be a great game…. how long can I string out my time out by jumping on and off the mat/chair/other battery powered minder?? My 6 year old would love that! (I’d just like to point out at this point that we stopped doing “time out” when she stopped having afternoon naps and came out of nappies)
As for a carpet disk to allow for time outs in any location…. what’s wrong with “come here abd sit on my lap until you can behave….”
Then again, their booklist says a lot - the complete works of “SuperNanny” followed by Gina Ford. Hmmmm
They serve a purpose of filling the pockets of those who made them. I am certain people buy these. So many are looking for the EASY way out. They want a magic “thing” that will make raising a child a snap.
Hi, I have ordered from this site a few times and so have all my friends, its not a cop out and their reward charts are second to none. I started with a time out mat and small reward chart and they worked great, then moved on to the giant charts for older children. Their motto is positive parenting products and good behaviour can bring great rewards. who can argue with that when it works !!
It’s nice to hear of a satisfied customer Jade, however, I don’t believe the products are a requirement for positive parenting.
No products are actually required for positive parenting I agree, but a little help with it goes a long way
These mats help tremendously with special needs children, such as my son who doesn’t respond to time outs by sitting on a “normal”mat or on the stairs. He is a visual learner so the traffic light system on this mat goes hand in hand with the traffic light system in place for general day to day behaviour/routines etc.
Bravo Katy
nice to hear a positive about The Naughty Seat and really hope your son continues to benefit from their products as my children have…