The thing that makes TimesUpKidz so nice is how customizable it is.  I can create settings for any user with an account on the machine and set time limits in many different ways.  The way I finally set things was to limit time to one hour of access on school days, with a little bonus time on the weekends.  The system keeps a log of how much of this time my child uses each day.  If you truly want to teach some time management skills set TimesUpKidz to provide a set amount of play time per week.  If the child uses it all up in one day, so be it, they will not be able to log in again until the next week.  You can also set the system to require a child to take a break after a certain amount of play time, say like taking a fifteen minute break after playing for one hour.

The TimesUpKidz program obviously has some interesting applications for other uses as well.  For those who spend too much time behind their computer set the system to force a break every hour or two or simply set limits on how much surfing you can do in one sitting.

The TimesUpKidz software comes with a free thirty day trial, and purchasing a license only costs $29.99.  I am not the type of person that buys a lot of shareware software but TimesUpKidz does everything I need it to and does it exactly the way I need it done in terms of controlling my child’s access to the computer.  Highly recommended!