Using Smart Tech for Better Parenting
Updated September 30, 2019: Smart Home technology is becoming more and more ubiquitous throughout the country. That means that kids are becoming more influenced by that technology.
Voice controls, home automation, and easy-to-use devices all help children learn new things. They can experience technology and be safer in a way they never could before. Children are more connected to the world. But parents can also utilize the technology in their smart homes to keep up with and help their kids—and ensure their safety.
Controlling smart homes
Home automation is something kids and adults can engage with easily:
- Smart hubs and digital assistants allow kids to adjust house conditions with their voice.
- Doorbell devices can keep kids and parents feeling safe by showing who’s at the door and recording for safety.
- Surveillance systems are an easy way for parents to make sure kids are safe and staying out of trouble even when they can’t be there, adding more peace of mind.
Technology for Kids
Products that incorporate Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant provide kids with a way to ask questions, get answers, and learn new things—all by just talking to the speaker. These products might not have been specifically designed for them, but given how easy it is for kids to interact, learn, and entertain themselves, this is definitely technology for kids.
Your parenting customers can use these products for bonding and teaching moments with their kids. They can easily incorporate products that feature digital assistants to have truly smart homes and open a new realm of possibilities for their children.
Technology for Infants
Parents now have the option to check in on their infant from any room in the home, day or night, with the baby monitors. Plus, door/window sensors alert users when a door or window has been opened. These sensors can also be placed in areas where hazardous chemicals are stored for added security.
Technology for Teenagers
As teens are prone to entering and leaving the house of their own accord, it’s important that they can always get back in. Smart locks ensure a secure entrance no matter the time and no matter who else is, or isn’t, at home.
Stay Connected and Protected
Obviously, voice assistants aren’t the only way kids are connected to their smart homes as well as the world at large.
Kids of all ages will use a tablet to play games with downloaded apps as well as go online. Parents can easily set up restrictions to ensure their kids aren’t seeing anything they shouldn’t, plus add educational apps as well.
Kids Need Tech, and Smart Homes Deliver
Smart homes are the way of the future, and kids have embraced that tech with open arms. They also learn and experience things in new ways. This smart technology is the ideal way parents can facilitate that learning while ensuring it is still safe.
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