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Invent Boston designs and develops original products to add science + whimsy to  every day tasks at home.   Our first product is a Two Minute timer, Two Minute Turtle, a visual timer. The Two Minute Turtle helps children and adults focus on two minute tasks such as brushing teeth, physical therapy, taking a shower and speaking (practicing a presentation or learning a language).

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Invent Boston™, Home of the Two Minute Turtle Timer™

Invent Boston™ blog offers tips and stories by parents, for parents of children ages 4-12 to make toothbrushing and other healthy habits at home, more fun. We write about simple tactics to help kids do what they like to do-touch, seeing, play games and strive for independence. We recommend products to help stay healthy while being kids. We share stories to transform daily healthy habits from something kids resist (for example, toothbrushing, handwashing, toilet training, organizing, taking time-out or pausing, yoga, and taking turns) into something children are motivated to do independently, without parents’ reminders. The original physical product Invent Boston has designed for families is the new light-up Two Minute Turtle Timer, an analog, interval toothbrush timer to make brushing teeth fun for kids. Kids like to press the button, follow the flippers and brush until all the lights blink—the Victory Lap signals to brush the tongue.

How a Two Minute Turtle timer helps you Speak?

Virginia Berman

Preparing for a brief Two Minutes takes hours of practice

Preparing for a brief Two Minutes takes hours of practice

How can the Two Minute Turtle help you to speak? 

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1) Practicing for a pitch or presentation. Often 2 minutes is enough. Visual cues at each quarter of the talk, helps pace the talk.

2) Facilitating meetings. A visual timer helps the facilitator stick to an agenda while allowing participation. The Two Minute Turtle timer neutralizes the cut-off too so it's not a person but the Turtle telling when it's time. 

3) Learning a new language.   Try talking straight for 2 minutes in that language with someone. 

Why use a Two Minute Turtle when you have a phone or a clock to keep time?

1) It's colors work well for visual learners.

2) It's quick and easy -just a press of a button, no downloading or setting times.

3) It's fun-engaging and playful with the quiet countdown.

4) It works--people respond to the quarterly visual cues and no one has to be the "bad guy" reminding someone their time is up.

Breaking the 2 minutes into 4 even parts helps a speaker to pace herself.  The Two Minute Turtle timer takes the responsibility off of the instructor or facilitator and gives it to the participants-each one is using and following the same colorful lights.   Bring a Two Minute Turtle timer to your next meeting or classroom or pitch to help you pace yourself and engage the group. 

categories two minute timer, two minute turtle, 2 minute talks, two minute turtle timer
tags Two Minute Turtle for speaking, two minute turtle timer, 2 minute timer, 2 minute pitch timer, 2 minute timer for teaching, 2 minute meeting timer, Two Minute Turtle timer for visual learners

Assembling the Two Minute Turtle Timer™

Virginia Berman

Parent-designed and hand made in USA Two Minute Turtle Timer to help kids and adults with tasks that need a 2 minute timer, like brushing teeth, physical therapy stretches, taking a shower or practicing a talk. 

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categories kids timer, toothbrushing
tags Two Minute Turtle Timer, two minute turtle timer

Enter contest to WIN an original, hand made Two Minute Turtle Timer

Virginia Berman

WIN a Two Minute Turtle Timer!  In exchange for your email or write how you'd use the Two Minute Turtle  at home.  Does Two Minutes seem short? Day after day those 2 minutes add up.  

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categories toothbrushing timer
tags two minute turtle, two minute timer, toothbrushing timer, kids timer, kids toothbrushing, 2 minute timer, made in usa gift

Which Toothbrush Timer is Right for Your Child?

Virginia Berman

Which Toothbrush Timer is best for your family? We tested many for our family and in response, after too many cavities, we created a toothbrush timer that works for our family and hundreds of others.

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categories toothbrushing, two minute timer
tags toothbrush timer, two minute timer, kids toothbrushing, kids toothbrush timer, toothbrushing timer, toothbrush timer apps, how to avoid cavities

How Does a Child Learn to Brush Teeth for 2 Minutes?

Virginia Berman

Options for Two Minute Timers for Toothbrushing

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categories toothbrushing timer, two minute turtle timer
tags kids toothbrushing, toothbrush timers, pros and cons of toothbrush timers, two minute turtle timer compared

Got a Big Decision? Need to Get Yourself Out of a Tough Spot? The Most Effective Tool for Making Decisions, you Already Have!

Virginia Berman

The least known and most effective tool to make your next big decision if free except it takes a lot of courage and honesty.  The old Quaker tradition of the Clearness Committee gives you the truth you're seeking by hearing your inner voice and listening to your inner teacher. 

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categories starting a business
tags decision making, clearness committee, invent boston, career change