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BOB - Screen Time Manager - Manage Your TV Time
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + ShareBOB is a lifesaver!
(5 out of 5) by S. Watters on Feb 7, 2009 (Minneapolis, MN)We absolutely love BOB. The kids hate it though! We found it difficult to monitor the time on the computer, tv and PS2 for three kids. Especially if we were limiting time because of poor behavior, etc. Now, everyone knows where they stand and it's all equal. No more fighting. I wish we had heard of it sooner.
Great time manager for the whole family.
(5 out of 5) by debugnlily on Jan 28, 2009 (Great South)bob - Time Manager for the computer and tv has been a great tool for time management for my family. Simple to use. Just set it with password and don't say a word. It takes care of the rest. No yelling at your kids to get off the tv or computer. It does all the work for you. Gives a warning and Just cuts off.
Bob is a welcome addition to our family!
(5 out of 5) by String Teacher on Oct 1, 2008 (Utah, USA)Our children are "TV-aholics" and will watch TV all day if we let them! Here's how Bob helps: Each child gets their own pin number (you can program up to 6). With the master pin number, my husband and I can program how much TV time each person gets per day. So when my children wants to watch TV, they have to punch in a PIN number and Bob displays how much time they has remaining for that day. When the time is up, Bob shuts off power to the TV and it cannot be turned back on. Bob also allows us to block out certain times for each user, such as Sunday morning or the hour after school (for homework time).
The kids can earn extra time (for doing chores, homework, etc) or they can have time taken away for misbehaving. So far, it's working really well. My son asks me if he can watch a show and I respond, "It's up to you- If you use all your time now, you won't have any TV time later today and you might be sad." He also did all of his chores this morning without any complaining- It was fabulous!
Bob can also help control video game time because the kids can't turn on the TV without using their PIN. So, while they can turn the video game console on, they can't see anything on the TV without logging in and using their time. You can also connect Bob to a computer.
The thing I love most about Bob is that it's no longer me telling the kids to turn the TV off- That's Bob's job. He's a welcome addition to our home!
The kids can earn extra time (for doing chores, homework, etc) or they can have time taken away for misbehaving. So far, it's working really well. My son asks me if he can watch a show and I respond, "It's up to you- If you use all your time now, you won't have any TV time later today and you might be sad." He also did all of his chores this morning without any complaining- It was fabulous!
Bob can also help control video game time because the kids can't turn on the TV without using their PIN. So, while they can turn the video game console on, they can't see anything on the TV without logging in and using their time. You can also connect Bob to a computer.
The thing I love most about Bob is that it's no longer me telling the kids to turn the TV off- That's Bob's job. He's a welcome addition to our home!
BOB is a great tool for parents
(5 out of 5) by V Kelly on Jul 26, 2008This is a wonderful product. It's easy to install and to use. It's an effective tool for limiting children's TV time.
Works great!
(5 out of 5) by Kolin J on Jul 24, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA USA)I had purchased a competing product a couple months ago (the Time Machine) and the kids had found some easy ways around it in no time. This device was easy to set up and works great. I had a user problem at one point and wrote customer service and they replied immediately and went beyond normal expectations to help me solve it. A great product from a great company. Highly recommended.