Do you have an Amazon Alexa at your house? These âsmart speakersâ are in 39-million homes and the newest version of the voice assistant, the Echo Dot Kids Edition, was designed to entertain and educate your little ones with music, answering questions, telling jokes and telling stories.
The new kid-friendly Alexa will even promote politeness by encouraging kiddos to say âpleaseâ and âthank you.â This version has basically the same software as other Dots, but the kid one comes in three colors - red, green, blue, and itâs got a durable case, just in case.
But possibly the greatest selling point for parents is that this device wonât let a kid shop with their voice or place phone calls outside the house. Kids might not appreciate that feature, but moms and dads will, especially any who have had to cancel a credit card order for 16 dollhouses their kid ordered by mistake.
Parents also have control over the Dot, so they can schedule when itâs locked, set daily limits, and review every single request on an âAmazon Parent Dashboardâ app, so theyâll know exactly how the children are using their technology. And voice-operated technology could mean less screen time for kids, which we can all probably agree would be a good thing.