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Boston, MA, 02131
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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).

Family Dentist Loves the Two Minute Turtle Timer

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.

Family Dentist Loves the Two Minute Turtle Timer

Virginia Berman

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The Two Minute Turtle Timer is such a great product!

Dr. Ian McLaughlin, McLaughlin Family Dentist, West Roxbury MA

Dr. McLaughlin is the son of a dentist and the brother of 12 siblings. Some of Dr. McLaughlin’s siblings are also dentists. Plus he has 5 kids of his own. Dr. McLaughlin grew up around the dentist office and knows how important and how hard it is to get kids to focus when it’s time to brush their teeth, not to mention for 2 minutes.

Dr. McLaughlin knows that getting kids to focus to brush for the full 2 minutes is important and it’s not easy. Kids are visual learners and the electric toothbrush, while it has a timer, is not visual and is not a guide. Dr. McLaughlin tested the Two Minute Turtle Timer with his own children for toothbrushing and recommends the Two Minute Turtle Timer. It’s for parents and kids to help brush teeth well for the full 2 minutes. Thanks to the McLaughlin Family Dentist for being a vital part of the oral health of the Boston community.