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Kaori Manabe is intrigued by the potential of baby tech to support childcare! Childcare Expo 2019 Venue Report (Part 2)

Point of the article
  • Talk Show by TV Personality Ms. Kaori Manabe and Maa Sensei (Mr. Masataka Kikuchi) "What's Baby Tech to Help Moms, Dads and Childcare Providers? was held.
  • Interesting seminars such as a talk show by Mr. Hiroyuki Ohara, author of the popular picture book "Bear's School", and a seminar on the field of childcare from the perspective of managing "HoiClue", a website used by one in two childcare workers.

THE CHILDCARE EXPO 2019 WAS HELD AT THE SHINJUKU NS BUILDING EVENT HALL FOR TWO DAYS FROM JUNE 7 (FRI.) TO 8 (SAT.), 2019. THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF OUR REPORT ON THE EVENT, FOCUSING ON THE TALK SHOW THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE MAIN STAGE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8, THE SECOND DAY OF THE EVENT!

Ms. Kaori Manabe, Mr. Maa Sensei, Papa Smile Nagata

 

More and more expectations for BabyTech, which is showing great progress! Ms. Kaori Manabe and Mr. Maa Sensei took the stage at the talk show

In order to make more people aware of "Baby Tech", which is expected to play a role in backing up the hardships and challenges in childcare and childcare, a talk show titled "What is Baby Tech that helps moms, dads and childcare providers? In order to make more people aware of "Baby Tech", which is expected to play a role as a backup for childcare, a talk show titled "What is Baby Tech that helps mothers, fathers and childcare providers? Ms. Kaori Manabe, a TV personality who is also a mother of a three-year-old child, Mr. Masataka Kikuchi, who is active in the field of childcare under the nickname "Maa-sensei", and Mr. Tetsuya Nagata, President of Papa Smile Inc. took to the main stage. In a harmonious atmosphere, they engaged in lively cross-talk.

A lot of people came to the gorgeous talk show.

Prior to the talk show, Tetsuya Nagata, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the "Baby Tech Award Japan 2019" and President of Papa Smile Co., Ltd. gave a briefing on Baby Tech to help children, mothers, fathers and caregivers. He explained to the audience that the Baby Tech Award Japan 2019 consisted of six genres: (1) Feeding and Eating, (2) Learning and Playing, (3) Safety Measures, (4) Pregnancy, (5) Health Management, and (6) Facility Management, and that many excellent products and services were submitted, which made the talk The anticipation for the show was also greatly heightened.

Ms. Kaori Manabe speaks with a smile based on her own child-rearing experience.

TV personality Kaori Manabe.
'I hope BabyTech helps children grow up!'

TV personality Kaori Manabe says she had never heard of the term 'baby tech' until now. When her child, who is now three and a half years old, was just born, she downloaded many smartphone apps that she thought would be useful for childcare, but found it difficult to find one that she was satisfied with in terms of usability, and she felt dissatisfied. She expressed her opinion from the user's point of view: "I think that having the 'Baby Tech Award Japan' endorsement is a big relief for the people who use it. She also said that she struggles daily with her child's reluctance to actively eat food. Based on her own experience, she has high expectations for the future of BabyTech, proposing the enhancement of products and services for children who do not eat or sleep well, which are not bound by any one genre, but are tailored to each individual's personality and individuality. I hope BabyTech will help children grow up healthy and happy. If mothers and fathers can relax, I'm sure that will be passed on to their children.
Another product of personal interest was Melody i (Melody International K.K.), which won the grand prize in the pregnancy category. She was once loaned a similar device when she was pregnant herself. At the time, it was about the size of an old shoulder mobile phone. She revealed that she was shocked to find that in just a few years it had become very compact and had made remarkable progress, including the ability to communicate information remotely.