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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.

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Lesson #9: The Truth Behind Caring for Your Child's Oral Health

Virginia Berman

Lesson # 9:  Oral Health Helps Overall Health 

Why is oral health so important for kids?  It’s worth reminding ourselves why there’s so much fuss about our teeth. Healthy teeth give our beautiful children gorgeous smiles.  Healthy teeth help them get nourished by thoroughly chewing their food. Healthy teeth do not cause pain. Imagine a child managing rotten teeth or a steady toothache!   Kids with a constant toothache cannot eat properly and have trouble paying attention. And yet, 1 in 10 disadvantaged children are in pain because of toothaches. Did you know the most common reason children miss going to school is tooth problems?! As I write kids are in a rare place, having school from home because of the Corona Virus Pandemic.

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Singing about Brushing


Kids like to move, touch,follow-the Turtle Timer is tactile!

Taking Care of Teeth so Our Whole Community Will Smile

Cavities are completely preventable but they are still so common in America, not to mention the rest of the world: 

18% of American children ages 2-5 have them.  

45% of American kids ages 6-11 have cavities.    

25% of all American adults have tooth decay.

Healthy teeth even have an impact on our economic prospects.  Try to get a job without a good smile. I’ve heard that at least one restaurant forbids people missing their front teeth to work with the customers.     

Oral health is connected to overall health.  In early childhood, kids establish healthy habits they will have for the rest of their lives.  Teenagers benefit from well-ingrained habits since they tend to neglect their health, eat more junk food, and may be less open to advice (written by a mom of 2 teenagers). A well established routine at age 5 will keep on giving.  25% of people in the US walk around with untreated decay. Cavities, left untreated for too long, will get worse and then be more difficult to treat.  

Make brushing fun and establish a strong brushing habit. Here’s to staying healthy with continuing good dental hygiene!

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healthy habits and smiles

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Slow, Steady Two Minute Turtle Timer

Virginia Berman

Slow and steady wins the race. Two Minute Turtle helps you slow down and get the job done.

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

Virginia Berman

Options for Two Minute Timers for Toothbrushing

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