When we were asked if we wanted to try out the latest SPACETALK Adventurer watch, it was a big HECK YES. Our daughter has been asking for a smartwatch for awhile now (ya know, cause ALLLLL of her friends have one!) but we had been nervous to make the leap. Partly because we try to keep the kids screentime and tech use to a minimum (with varying results, we’re not perfect!) and partly because of the security and privacy horror stories we had heard.
Thankfully we don’t need to worry about ANY of that with the SPACETALK Adventurer. Without social media or open internet, we were sold. Our daughter was thrilled to receive her new watch, it was easy to setup and best of all, we have full control of when and how she uses it. I downloaded the SPACETALK app to my phone, paired it with the watch and off she went!
Thank goodness that via the SPACETALK app, we have full control of who she can message and call… because our daughter has become a messaging fiend! They can only message or call people that you setup via the app on your own phone – at this stage she only has her Dad and myself which is a relief because she has taken to sending us a message from the backyard to dob on her little brother for snatching. We also received poo emojis from her while sitting on the toilet… face palm! I’m sure this wasn’t what the creators of the SPACETALK Adventurer had in mind when they designed the watch but we’ve all had a good giggle over it.
Poo emojis aside, it is super handy to foster some independence. We only live a few hundred metres from her school and knowing she has her watch on her has given me the confidence to let her walk to school on her own. Via the app on my own phone I can track her location to make sure she hasn’t gone astray (or god forbid something worse) then I can send her a quick message to wish her a good day before School Mode kicks in.
Yep, SCHOOL MODE. The SPACETALK Adventurer has settings you control via your own phone so that your child can’t play with or use their watch during school hours or other periods you set. We currently have School Mode set to come on between 8:30am – 3:10pm on weekdays and Sleep Time set for 6:00pm – 7:00am every night. During these times, the smartwatch turns into a regular ‘ol watch that they can only see the time on. However the features continue to work in the background so parents can still track their location if need be and it continues to count their steps and heart rate (if this is something important to you and your child).
The latest SPACETALK UPDATE is a bit of fun, but also super important – the new wellness features, allows your child to “send a feeling” – they can let you know how they are feeling in real time if you aren’t with them. This is a great idea if they are perhaps at a friends house or off on a school holiday day program and want to let you know if they are feeling out of sorts (or perhaps that they are having a GREAT time!).
We can see how our daughter having her SPACETALK Adventurer watch over the next few years will be a huge help as she gets more & more independent, wants to walk to friends houses, be able to check the weather to decide what to wear and begins to get more ‘digital literate’ as the world around us moves at a breakneck speed. It’s a huge comfort to know that while she is doing all of this, we can still monitor and keep an eye on her to keep her safe.
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*Kids In Adelaide were gifted a SPACETALK Adventurer Watch in exchange for an honest review.
The above review is 100% our own words and opinions
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