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    LaComtesse: Yeah, this is ridiculous... it's for parents who feel bad about punishing their kids. though I managed to make time outs fun sans bear. I rarely got ... more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: I see a potential Twilight Zone episode here ( a la "Talky Tina" except he's "Time Out Tommy". And he's beginning to hate you) more »
    MizJenkins: I can only imagine that when actually deployed it bears a suspicious resemblance to an amateur bomb. "Oh HAI there Cuddle Bear...what's that you say? ... more »
    beliefunwrought: This thing looks like the crazy punctual cousin of my old heart-to-heart bear. more »
    morninggloria: This will work about as well as my detention vibrator. more »
    prestocaro fears the culling: This thing is scaring me almost as much as Teddy Rukspin (sp?) did. I don't get it... just get a regular kitchen timer. Why must it be embedded into... more »
    keldo: Wrong! Time out = punishment. Teddy bears = fun. FAIL! more »
    CrossWord: My issue: it will take any child over the age of two to figure out how to mess with the timer. And if they can't touch the bear, what's the point? Ove... more »
    Goodbye.Kitty: I hated being sent to my room, but once there I would happily read a book and forget that it was a punishment at all. more »
    victoriasauce: I'll admit, I like it. more »
    Jessi Ramsey: Time out is not suppose to be cuddly. You sit and you think about what you have done or else Mama is getting the wooden spoon. more »
    battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Ha, when I was a kid 'time's up' was when my ass stopped hurting enough to move. Spoiled brats! Get off my lawn! more »
    NewsBunny: I do not like him. Stuffed animals should be adventurous! Would HOBBES sell his soul to be some kind of Furry Nazi? I think not. more »
    Mkp-hearts-NYC: That seems like it would very quickly become a double edged sword, causing the kid to confuse punishment with pleasure and...all sorts of issues (some... more »
    R_Claw: That looks like my mom's old kitchen timer in his belly. Cute idea, but couldn't they find a cuter more advanced timer? more »
    BlondeGrlz: I suppose the timer of the microwave is a little less cuddly...but it doesn't cost me $13. Or require batteries. more »
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    Care Bears

    The new "Time Out Cuddle Bear" makes playing into a punishment...or punishment into a treat. Either way, doesn't one negate the other? More »