'I use Amazon Alexa to get my child to go to sleep – it's effortless'

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A savvy mum has shared a hidden Amazon Alexa feature device that enabled her to get her son to drift off to sleep effortlessly.Regardless of how old your children are, it can be difficult to get them to go to sleep.

Whether they don't want to go to bed or they find it difficult to snooze once they're tucked up, it can be a minefield.One parent, named Sam, shared a simple yet effective hack on TikTok that helped her children drift off.

She explained how she uses Alexa to reassure her young toddler, who gets scared of being left alone at night, that his room is safe.In the video caption, Sam explained that her son had been struggling with a fear of monsters, which was preventing him from getting a good night's sleep.

Despite trying different several things to calm him, including different beds, nightlights, and teddy bears, nothing seemed to help.However, she then discovered a hidden feature on their Alexa assistant that proved to be the solution for her and her son's problems."I think this is the key that will crack my toddler's fear of monsters in his room! " she said. "Did you know your Alexa device could do this," she wrote on the video. "This is perfect if you have a child who is scared of monsters in their room."She filmed her son lying in his pyjamas on a blow-up bed before turning to the Alexa device in the corner of the room. "Alexa," she said. "Enable monster check."The device responded: "Okay, here's monster check.