Dad's warning as son buys 45 Spider-Man walkie talkies and hot tub through Alexa
A father has warned of the perils of Alexa devices around children after his son ordered 45 Spider-Man walkie talkies and a hot tub.
Tucker Bonham shares updates of his day-to-day life as a father-of-three on TikTok. In his recent post, Tucker, from Utah, warned other parents not to allow voice purchases on their Alexa account - sharing his own hilarious experience with his 69,000 followers.
He revealed how his son placed an order for $1,000 worth of toys, including 12 water slides' and 45 Spider Man walkie talkies. In a viral video, which has so far amassed more than 2.5 million views, the dad reminded parents to disable voice purchases on the Alexa app.
Tucker revealed how his son placed an order for $1,000 worth of toys, including 12 water slides' and 45 Spider Man walkie talkies (toystorydad/Instagram)
In his recent post, Tucker, from Utah, warned other parents not to allow voice purchases on their Alexa account (toystorydad/Instagram)He said: "My five-year-old ordered almost $1,000 worth of toys on Amazon this morning" before playing the recordings of his son telling Alexa to order the various items. The clip shows the little boy saying: "Alexa, get me a monster truck that jumps 23 inches off the ground". He also asks for "45 Spider-Man walkie-talkies, a little hot tub, 112 water slides, and a rocket ship that goes 45 feet off the ground."
The five-year-old big-spender also ordered a loopy loop race car track remote cars' and a lazy river at 45 feet around. Finally, Tucker says: "Parents make sure to disable voice purchases on your Alexa app so this doesn't happen to you.", reports the Mail.
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The dad's warning comes after other parents voiced fears that the persistent use of such devices by kids means that they are not taught how to say please and thank you when they demand the device carries out an action from them.
The clip shows the little boy saying: "Alexa, get me a monster truck that jumps 23 inches off the ground". He also asks for "45 Spider Man walkie-talkies, a little hot tub, 112 water slides, and a rocket ship that goes 45 feet off the ground." (toystorydad/Instagram)Boffins are also worried that youngsters aren't taught how to read body language either as they are speaking to a gadget. Cambridge University’s Dr Anmol Arora has now warned parents that the interactions children have with these devices at a young age may be a crucial factor as to how the child will develop later on in life. He cautioned parents: “Interacting with the devices at a crucial stage in social and emotional development might have long-term consequences on empathy, compassion and critical thinking.”
Writing in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, he added: “With digital devices, there is no expectation that polite terms, such as please or thank you should be used. “There is no need to consider the tone of voice and whether the command being issued may be interpreted as rude or obnoxious.”
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