My 6yo (DD3) has always struggled with completing tasks. Any tasks. All tasks. I ask her to brush her teeth, and 20 mins later, she has created a new mural on the wall, and the toothbrush and toothpaste are out on the counter but never used. Same with homework. Same with dinner. Same with brushing her hair. Same with cleaning up. Same with getting a napkin or sharpening a pencil or... all the things. God bless her extraordinarily creative ADHD soul. As urgency tends to be a motivator for most people with ADHD, I have often resigned to sitting outside her door and counting backward out loud to keep her on task. While that does the trick, it is exhausting, with a houseful of other kids, to do that for every menial task all day long.

These timers have been a great help. I can hand her the 3-min timer when I ask her to brush her teeth, and she can see how much time is left all by herself without me haranguing. It's not a cure-all, and there are still plenty of distractions in the world. But, we've had these for about half a year. They are still effective, and none of them have broken yet. Woot!