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For guided meditations
Zenimal Kids+For kids who have trouble relaxing or falling asleep at night, this cute turtle shaped speaker can help. The Zenimal Kids+ is one of our most popular sleep gadgets as it includes nine guided audio meditations to calm your child and three sleep soundtracks to play while they fall asleep. It’s shaped like a turtle, covered in soft and durable silicone in teal or purple, and small enough for kids to hold or put next to their pillow. The Zenimal Kids+ is recommended for children between the ages of 5 and 12 and requires no internet connection, app or screen.
Even small children can press the buttons to trigger meditations and sleep sounds. The meditations come on removable SD memory cards, and you can Buy different collections for $20 each. The speaker isn’t powerful, but that fits the intent, and there’s an audio jack for connecting kids’ headphones. Battery life is around seven hours, and you need to charge via microUSB (you get a cable but no charger in the box).
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Parents Advice for Internet Connected SpeakersAny device that can connect to the internet carries some risk. So take the time to configure your child’s speaker and make sure all associated accounts are secure.
discuss rules: Talk to your kids to agree on rules about what they can use their speaker for and, for smart speakers, how to talk to it.
Secure your accounts and network: Make sure you choose strong, unique passwords for your devices and Wi-Fi network, and use a mix of lowercase, uppercase, numbers, and special characters. Always use two-factor authentication (2FA) where available (here How to enable 2FA in your Amazon account).
Use the child lock: You can set up parental controls with Apple, Google and Microsoft accounts and use them to lock various devices, including speakers. You may also have parental controls on your router or mesh that allow you to schedule downtime for your child’s devices, for example so they can’t access the internet in the middle of the night.
Consider privacy: You may want to restrict how voice recordings from your child’s speaker can be used. We’ve got guides on how to keep your recordings private, delete saved voice recordings and activities, and make smart speakers as private as possible.
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