posted by Jennie on Jun 8
We are in a generation filled with distractions of all shapes and forms. This is why it is no longer surprising why the default could easily be to raise up children with short attention span problems. A considerable percentage of attention disorders roots back to the galore of distractions made available to children before they are able to control and make a grasp of the value of time management.
While I do not have anything against game consoles, its potential for distraction is too real when left in the hands of children without giving them limits. This can bring about a barrage of problems, to say the least.
my son wearing his Action Man watch from Kids Watch Central
One thing that has worked right from the time our son was a toddler, long before he became an expert at telling time, was teaching him to keep track of time. How? For example, we tell him that time is up when the long hand is on number 8. The watch is the one tool that has allowed for him to set his mind that there is time for everything. A child should not be left on his own doing what he wants to do until he feels like it.
Now this contest is as fun as fun can be, an easy one at that. 
Mechanics:
(Contest will run from June 9, 2010 to July 9, 2010)
1. In the comment section below, post your answer to this question: (make sure to use a valid email address) – ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.
How important is teaching Time Management to kids and what’s the best tip that you can share to other moms regarding teaching your child time management? Feel free to share how the technique worked for you and your child.
2. The three (3) most interesting answers will be chosen as winners and will be announced on July 10, 2010. Each winner will get a Kids Central Watch.
3. Contest is open to residents of the Philippines.
4. Winners must present an email of acknowledgment that I will be sending and can claim their prizes from GeiserMaclang c/o Cathy Muncal at 6F Cambridge Center Building 108 Tordesillas cor Gallardo Sts., Salcedo Village Makati City or at Urban Time Boutique at SM North Edsa Annex. Prizes of the provincial winners will be sent via courier.
*the actual watches that will be given away are not necessarily the same ones as shown.
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June 8th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
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June 9th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
teaching the time management to children will help them to preapare the best things to do on their life and it is very usefull during their studying,playing and in the future in there works. teach your kids to limit there time by watching t.v. and playing psp,computer by giving priorty in there studies.
June 9th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Teaching time management to children at an early age is important because as they grow older they will learn to value every minute and use time wisely and productively. It is really important to inculcate in their young minds that there is a proper time for everything. One of the techniques that works for me and my daughter is giving constant reminders to her regarding bath-time, play time, TV viewing, and occasional visit to her favorite malls. and as a preschooler, of course there’s also a time to study.
June 9th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Time management should be taught as early as they are 6 months, even though they do not know it yet. Why, you may say. A child is always growing physically and mentally, if at a young age the body clock of your child does not follow then it might affect his/her growth. Sleeping time must at least be 10 hours, the best time to sleep is from 9Pm to 7Am. Then as long as you wake up at the proper time, everything else will follow. The child will then have his breakfast at 8AM, then lunch at 1130AM, takes afternoon nap at 130PM, then merienda at 400PM, then dinner at 630PM, then so on and so forth.
These are very basic and must be followed at best to promote good health, good resistance against sickness, and proper growth. Nowadays kids have many distractions such as TV, computers, interactive games, internet, you name it it’s all here. They can have time for fun… but we must make it clear to them that life is not all about fun, and there is a time to play, a time to eat, a time to rest and a time to study…
June 14th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
One of the most important thing I learned from my parents is the Value of Time. I proud to say I’m always been a recipient of “Most Prompt/Punctual Student/ Employee”… lols. this is also one of my kids’ achivements as well…
And now I’m a SAHM to my 5 and 7y/o kids, my hubby is an OFW. I don’t have yaya/ maid or driver.. Everything should be organized. I always tell my kids that if you don’t know the importance of time, you won’t accomplish anything.
At an early age, I teach them to appreciate and enjoy time as well.
At home, we are so busy, yet enjoying doing our own assigned responsbilities/tasks… Weekdays, from school, as soon as they get home, they have a 15 minute rest. Then, a hour and 30 mins. to do and finish all their assignments. Then snacks for 30 mins., and an hour of playtime/ watching tv etc… Then finally do their assigned chore/s.
Every Friday, we always have a family meeting, to set a schedule for the coming week… We plan, organize and place it in our family calendar. Every activity/ event that we need to attend to, my kids knows how to prepare beforehand. Being Late is not an excuse… Being On time will give you an edge…
Every second is so precious for us. I can say that we truly accomplish a lot with the daily time schedule we follow.
June 15th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
Being a 24/7 mom is a tough job. I’m a single mom to a 7y/o lovely daughter. I work as a Call Center Agent, My schedule is always in graveyard shift, 9pm-6am. I usually get home by 7am.
As soon as I arrive home my daughter is waiting for me at the living room, we chat while we prepare breakfast. Then, her chore is to wash dishes, then I would take a nap for about 2 hours. By 1030am, will start preparing for her school baon, then check her school stuff etc.. As her schedule is from 12nn-5pm. As soon as her school bus fetch her, I would cook food for our dinner and lunch the next day… Then will have some shut eye for few hours.
6pm, she would arrive from school, take some rest for about 30mins. then start doing her school projects/ assignments etc… And would assist her if needed.
By 730pm, we will eat dinner together. This is also the time my sister will be coming over for the night (always
), to sleep with my daughter. Then by 8:15, I would prepare for my work…
Weekends, it’s my rest days
..We already have plans on what things we’ll do for our Bonding Time!! We would go shopping/ grocery, watch a movie, eat out. Or just simply stay home, do some house cleaning, have some food delivery, sleep, sleep, sleep 
That is our usual routine everyday… We totally enjoy each other’s time, as we help and designate each other’s tasks. We would organize and plan everything out. We talk it out, so that there will be Time Wastage
All I can say that we accomplish somehow the things we planned. It really takes discipline. Strong mind and body to achieve Time Management… Our motto ‘ BAWAL MAGKASAKIT, KAPAG NAGKASAKIT, LAHAT DAMAY, PATI ANG ORAS…”
June 16th, 2010 at 9:23 am
VERY IMPORTANT. Teaching Time Management to kids is a way of teaching them to properly manage their own lives and be successful in the future. Here’s what I did or what I’m still doing to teach my kids Time Management. 1) I bought them a wristwatch each and then taught them how read time at the early age of 5. Our home’s vital places are also “decorated” with wall clocks. How do you expect a kid to regularly brush his or her teeth 15 minutes before the 9pm bedtime if he/she cannot read/tell time? It is also teaching them to become independent. 2) I gave them “exercises” or simple tasks (under my supervision of course) that requires perfect timing to gain perfect results e.g. bread toasting, cooking microwavable popcorn, etc. 3) now that they are all past the age of 10, each of them has their own printed and posted household chores “work plan” which we discussed and agreed among ourselves. Each contains tasks and the exact time when it needs to be done. We revise this work plan as the need arises.
July 4th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
It’s very important to teach children time management. Not only does it teach them discipline, but it also keeps them healthy. This year, my daughter is attending public school as a grade 2 student. and she has classes from 7am to 4:30pm. The first week was a disaster as it was a big adjustment for both of us. She was late the third day of school and she was sleepy most of the time (her classes used to be in the afternoon) that her teacher even scolded her for sleeping in class. To improve matters we, both decided to make some adjustments in her schedule which is as follows;
5:30 — Wake up and prep for school.
6:30 — 5:00 — School time (including travel) time.
5:00 – 7:00 — Rest/play time. I used to ask her to do her assignments before playing but now she does her assignments during break time at school and while waiting for the school service so she can play with her neighborhood friends after school. I think it is very important that she have play time so she can recharge and use all that pent up energy.
7:00 – 9:00 — dinner /and down time. Sometimes she watches TV for dinner, other times she reads books. All in all she knows that she has to shower before bed time;
9:00 – 5:30 — Sleeping time. It used to be the case that she’ll stay up late til 11PM. Now that she’s tired from school and play, she sleeps better (more restful) and longer. Better sleep, healthier children
Of course, there are variations to this routine from time to time but she basically sticks to it.
July 4th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Being a homeschooler, time management is important. Thus, time management is something I actively teach to the kids. I remind my daughter of our daily activities each day and tell her to check the time always so she basically gets an idea how long or how fast time passes. I also teach them to read time. When playing, i always have a time limit set for them so they understand that there are other things that needs to get done in a day.
July 8th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Very important because it opens the minds of the kids in prioritizing activities and in the process, not wasting resources, money and even time of others. It also allows them to be more organized in arranging their schedules particularly in school and in studying.
I think the best tip is to lead by example. Children are naturally “gaya-gaya”. Their parents, sisters and brothers are their idols when it comes to everything. They tend to do what we do and say what we say. Thus, we better be responsible.
Also, if the parents are busy at home, organize and schedule the household chores properly so that these will be emulated by kids. Not only do you make them responsible and efficient with time, you make them ready in life when they grow up.