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Please Note: This is not a criticism towards educators who use voice assistants as a tool in their classrooms. This is regarding the risk of allowing the wake word "Alexa" in the education sector and the importance of implementing appropriate wake words. [e.g. Amazon & Computer]

The first four words my toddler understood were “mom,” “dad,” “cat” and “Alexa.”


parent of a toddler (CNN Business)

Growing Up With "Alexa"

Generation Alpha [Generation Voice] is the first generation to grow up with voice assistants. 

Growing up with "Alexa:" A child’s relationship with Amazon’s voice assistant

Growing up with "Alexa:" A child’s relationship with Amazon’s voice assistant

Growing up with "Alexa:" A child’s relationship with Amazon’s voice assistant

This is the first generation to grow up with ubiquitous AI – a world in which almost any question answered, item purchased or whim fulfilled is possible with a command of “Alexa” or “OK, Google” or “Hey Siri.” It raises profound questions about how children interact with technology, with other people, and how it might shape their interactions and development.

Should "Alexa" be your child's friend?

Growing up with "Alexa:" A child’s relationship with Amazon’s voice assistant

Growing up with "Alexa:" A child’s relationship with Amazon’s voice assistant

What Happens When ‘Generation Voice’ Grows Up?

Growing up with "Alexa:" A child’s relationship with Amazon’s voice assistant

What Happens When ‘Generation Voice’ Grows Up?

Name Confusion Trend

Understanding typical receptive and expressive language development is critical in this voice tech space. How are voice assistants impacting social and emotional development, communication, language and literacy, and cognitive development in young children?

Early Learning and Development Standards

Developmental Milestones

 3 - 6 months: responds to name by searching 

6 - 9 months: stops when name is called

9 -12 months: searches immediately when called by name  

Brain Development in Early Childhood

Name Confusion

Baby Emily Thinks Her Name is Alexa

Baby's 1st Word: "Alexa," Not Mama or Dada.

Baby Caroline Thinks Her Name is Alexa

Baby Caroline Thinks Her Name is Alexa

Baby's 1st Word: "Alexa," Not Mama or Dada.

Baby Caroline Thinks Her Name is Alexa

Baby's 1st Word: "Alexa," Not Mama or Dada.

Baby's 1st Word: "Alexa," Not Mama or Dada.

Baby's 1st Word: "Alexa," Not Mama or Dada.

Language Nutrition: Why Talking Matters

It's important we don't forget that voice assistants can't replicate critical conversational exchanges necessary for language growth. It's a tool but not a replacement. 

Growing a Child's Brain: Feed Me Language

Receptive and Expressive Language ▪ Conversational Competence Let's Talk!

If you are a frequent user of voice assistants, is your child mastering typical language milestones on the expected timeline? 

Talk With Me Baby

Impact on Language Development

  • There is a trend of young children responding first to a wake word instead of their name. What steps do parents and early childhood educators need to implement in order to shift those outcomes?


  • How are voice assistants impacting language development and other developmental milestones both positively and negatively?


  • A "language explosion" occurs around 24 months. Are children still achieving typical receptive and expressive milestones at that point? Or is their expressive language delayed?


  • For children who continuously listen to voice assistants in their homes, how is this impacting early brain development? 

Study finds engaging young children in conversation is more important for brain development than “dumping words” on them.


Anne Trafton, MIT Technology


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