- A new bedtime History of History has been introduced to Amazon’s Alexa
- Tumbles and stripes is a science -supported story designed to help the kids turn off
- It can be backed up with a full bedtime Alexa routine including dimming of smart lights
Amazon has announced fresh forces for Alexa to help parents in the nocturnal routine of getting their children to sleep. It comes in the form of a bedtime story that is specifically tailor-made-and is “science-supported”-to work effectively against this purpose.
The story was written by TV program leader Vogue Williams, who also tells the story, and the scientific advice comes with the permission of a sleep expert from Durham University, Professor Helen Ball.
Tumbles and stripes Is a story about a mother who takes her two young tigers through their bedtime routine (apparently inspired by Vogue’s son, very anxious for animals).
Professor Ball (from Durham infant & Sleep Center at Durham University) advised about the pace of the narrative and the use of sedative themes. It also contains elements such as repeated sentences and a gradual reduction in the volume level as the story continues, to help generate a sleepy feeling.
A central point here is also the focus of the fact that the story itself is a bedtime routine that the children will quickly identify with, as that is what they go through themselves.
Parents will not only be able to use their smart speeches to help get their child to sleep with this tiger-themed narrative, but Amazon also notes that there is a full bedtime Alexa routine that has become introduced.
This backs Vogue’s story, after it with brown noise and dims the lights, all added the effect of helping the child turn off (provided you have smart lights connected to Alexa, of course, in the latter case).
Those with Alexa can activate the said bedtime routine by taking here or telling the story of Tumbles and stripesJust ask: “Alexa, help my child fall asleep”.
A little creepy or simply sweet?
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Is it somehow a little creepy to get Alexa to relax your child asleep? I can see why some people might think so, and it seems that bedtime stories are best given to the personal touch and that the preparation of digital help will not be as effective as your own on-the-fly softening voice, And decorations for the story (maybe).
But of course you don’t have to use Alexa for bedtime history tasks, this is just another option open to users. And in justice, this sounds like an appropriate sweet tale and a good way to get a bedtime story read for your children in this way – rather than using just a regular audiobook (as many parents already do) without any of the mentioned tailor -made By Professor Ball.
Not everyone has time to fit into a full bedtime routine every day, after all, and as part of the background of the creation of this story, Amazon conducted a study of British adults. It found that 25% of respondents “struggled to put their children to bed regularly” and that 12% reported “consistent difficulties” in this regard. Of course, all can add the stress in an overly busy life.
