PARENTING: 'Alexa' helps local mother with parenting her 16-year-old
Now that's what we call innovation at its best...
When it comes to the use of technology in the home, we have to say that it definitely has its pros and cons.
But we choose to focus on the former, especially after hearing this mother's story.
An online group called, The Village, was created five years ago and helps parents share their parenting dilemmas without judgement.
Most recently, a mother by the name of Kirtsy MacConachie Weaver shared how Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa, helped her parent her teenager...
She shared quite confidently that what began as a "begrudging" decision turned out to be a win.
For her as a parent, perhaps not so much for her daughter...
Good Things Guy shared her post and it read:
"My daughter asked for an Alexa for her 16th birthday. We begrudgingly indulged her wishes and ordered her the Alexa Echo Dot with an alarm clock. Turns out: Best gift ever!!! If you own a 16-year-old, then you will know the challenges of getting such species up and ready in the morning. Cue: Alexa, my new BFF (best friend for life). I simply tell Alexa to wake the slumbering beast at a set time in the morning, and et voila: all the abuse is hurled at an inanimate object that struggles to understand her accent and just NEVER gives up."
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This is definitely a great review from a mom who also said that each time her daughter tells Alexa to stop, the quirky assistant hears her saying "Alaska" and immediately starts spewing out information about Alaska...
Completely priceless if you ask us and definitely something that parents with teenagers need to put on their wish lists...
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