Monday 10 February 2014

Various Types Of Devices For Tracking Your Children

By Marcie Goodman


For parents who are resorting to using electronic methods as a means of monitoring the movements and for tracking your children, you will be spoiled for choice. There is a range of different devices available on the market which allow parents to monitor in real time. The majority of electronic devices are compatible for use with a computer, tablet or smart phone or other type of device which has internet connection.

The electronics and communications industry are continually developing and bringing new and better devices and software onto the market. Personal tracking devices are becoming more sophisticated, smaller and are more affordable and within reach of most budgets. The GPS is lightweight and is easily carried in the childs bag or placed in their coat pocket. The device is programmed to send you an email or an alert to a phone when they leave home or school.

Child locator or tags as they are often called are great when out shopping, at a park or some other venue where there are crowds of people. Toddlers in particular have a habit of wandering off, if you turn your back for a minute. The locator can be in the form of a bracelet or a small clip which can be fixed to the toddlers clothing. When you press a control button an alarm rings directing you to the toddlers location. Unfortunately, the range of the signal means the child has to be within approximately 150 feet for the alarm to work.

Many parents, especially those who are first time parents may have concerns about leaving their child in the care of a non-family member. They will install a nanny cam which allows them to monitor how their baby is being cared for while they are at work. The nanny cams are for observation rather than purely for tracking.

Access to computers and the internet means that children have the opportunity to visit unsuitable websites unless parents restrict their access. Some software packages allow parents to monitor and restrict what sites children can access. With children of all ages being able to use computers and the internet monitoring and restriction on access is essential.

Teenagers are usually anxious to obtain their driving license and access to the family vehicle as soon as they can. There are a range of vehicle tracking devices which allow full information on a teenagers vehicle usage for a small fee. In addition there are GPS loggers which parents can use for free so they review their off-springs driving habits.

GPS locator devices are a good way to keep track of where a teenager is going in your vehicle. They can transmit updates by email or text to a computer or smart phone in real time. Using a GPS locator means you always know the location of your car and child.

There are so many ways of tracking your children so you always know where they are at any given time. Smart phones, tablets and other devices can be used to download tracker apps. Many are provided free of charge, but paying even a small fee is worth it to give you peace of mind.




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