diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IcdXmlConvert.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IcdXmlConvert.cs
index c0a1f4a..11f8034 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IcdXmlConvert.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/IcdXmlConvert.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.Globalization;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using ICD.Common.Utils.IO;
 #if SIMPLSHARP
@@ -213,37 +212,127 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 				throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
 
 			if (type == typeof(bool))
-				return bool.Parse(value);
+				return ToBool(value);
 			if (type == typeof(byte))
-				return byte.Parse(value);
+				return ToByte(value);
 			if (type == typeof(decimal))
-				return decimal.Parse(value);
+				return ToDecimal(value);
 			if (type == typeof(char))
-				return value.Single();
+				return ToChar(value);
 			if (type == typeof(double))
-				return double.Parse(value);
+				return ToDouble(value);
 			if (type == typeof(Guid))
-				return new Guid(value);
+				return ToGuid(value);
 			if (type == typeof(float))
-				return float.Parse(value);
+				return ToSingle(value);
 			if (type == typeof(int))
-				return int.Parse((value));
+				return ToInt32(value);
 			if (type == typeof(long))
-				return long.Parse(value);
+				return ToInt64(value);
 			if (type == typeof(sbyte))
-				return sbyte.Parse(value);
+				return ToSByte(value);
 			if (type == typeof(short))
-				return short.Parse(value);
+				return ToInt16(value);
 			if (type == typeof(TimeSpan))
-				return TimeSpan.Parse(value);
+				return ToTimeSpan(value);
 			if (type == typeof(uint))
-				return uint.Parse(value);
+				return ToUInt32(value);
 			if (type == typeof(ulong))
-				return ulong.Parse(value);
+				return ToUInt64(value);
 			if (type == typeof(ushort))
-				return ushort.Parse(value);
+				return ToUInt16(value);
 
 			return Convert.ChangeType(value, type, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
 		}
+
+		public static bool ToBool(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToBoolean(data);
+		}
+
+		public static byte ToByte(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToByte(data);
+		}
+
+		public static char ToChar(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToChar(data);
+		}
+
+		public static DateTime ToDateTime(string data, string format)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToDateTime(data, format);
+		}
+
+		public static DateTime ToDateTime(string data, string[] formats)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToDateTime(data, formats);
+		}
+
+		public static DateTime ToDateTime(string data, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode dateTimeOption)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToDateTime(data, dateTimeOption);
+		}
+
+		public static decimal ToDecimal(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToDecimal(data);
+		}
+
+		public static double ToDouble(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToDouble(data);
+		}
+
+		public static Guid ToGuid(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToGuid(data);
+		}
+
+		public static short ToInt16(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToInt16(data);
+		}
+
+		public static int ToInt32(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToInt32(data);
+		}
+
+		public static long ToInt64(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToInt64(data);
+		}
+
+		public static sbyte ToSByte(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToSByte(data);
+		}
+
+		public static float ToSingle(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToSingle(data);
+		}
+
+		public static TimeSpan ToTimeSpan(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan(data);
+		}
+
+		public static ushort ToUInt16(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToUInt16(data);
+		}
+
+		public static uint ToUInt32(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToUInt32(data);
+		}
+
+		public static ulong ToUInt64(string data)
+		{
+			return XmlConvert.ToUInt64(data);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlReaderExtensions.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlReaderExtensions.cs
index 60d26c6..ddfa023 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlReaderExtensions.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlReaderExtensions.cs
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 				throw new ArgumentNullException("extends");
 
 			string content = extends.ReadElementContentAsString();
-			return uint.Parse(content);
+			return IcdXmlConvert.ToUInt32(content);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 				throw new ArgumentNullException("extends");
 
 			string content = extends.ReadElementContentAsString();
-			return int.Parse(content);
+			return IcdXmlConvert.ToInt32(content);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 				throw new ArgumentNullException("extends");
 
 			string content = extends.ReadElementContentAsString();
-			return ushort.Parse(content);
+			return IcdXmlConvert.ToUInt16(content);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -394,7 +394,22 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 				throw new ArgumentNullException("extends");
 
 			string content = extends.ReadElementContentAsString();
-			return short.Parse(content);
+			return IcdXmlConvert.ToInt16(content);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Parses the element content as a short.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="extends"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		[PublicAPI]
+		public static TimeSpan ReadElementContentAsTimeSpan(this IcdXmlReader extends)
+		{
+			if (extends == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("extends");
+
+			string content = extends.ReadElementContentAsString();
+			return IcdXmlConvert.ToTimeSpan(content);
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
diff --git a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
index 1b698f8..9ad62a8 100644
--- a/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
+++ b/ICD.Common.Utils/Xml/XmlUtils.cs
@@ -458,6 +458,19 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 				return reader.ReadElementContentAsByte();
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the content of an immediate child.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="xml"></param>
+		/// <param name="childElement"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		[PublicAPI]
+		public static TimeSpan? ReadChildElementContentAsTimeSpan(string xml, string childElement)
+		{
+			using (IcdXmlReader reader = GetChildElement(xml, childElement))
+				return reader.ReadElementContentAsTimeSpan();
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the content of an immediate child.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -663,6 +676,25 @@ namespace ICD.Common.Utils.Xml
 			}
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the content of the immediate child. Returns null if the child element was not found.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="xml"></param>
+		/// <param name="childElement"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		[PublicAPI]
+		public static TimeSpan? TryReadChildElementContentAsTimeSpan(string xml, string childElement)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				return ReadChildElementContentAsTimeSpan(xml, childElement);
+			}
+			catch (FormatException)
+			{
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Gets the content of the immediate child. Returns default if the child element could not be parsed.
 		/// </summary>