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dimanche 9 février 2014

What You Should Know About Methods For Tracking Your Children

By Marcie Goodman


It is not unusual in todays age for parents to have serious concerns about their kids safety. There are many different types of electronic equipment designed for tracking your children. These devices can be set up to trigger alarms or notification by email on the parents computer, tablet or smart phone of the childs location.

New developments in communications and electronics means that new and improved software and devices appear on the market almost daily. These devices used for tracking and recording a childs location and movements are becoming smaller and smarter. They transmit a message to the parents chosen method of communication. Many are lightweight and small enough to fit in a childs bag or pocket. There is something on the market to suit any budget.

Small children are particularly vulnerable in shopping malls, parks or other public places. It can only take a second for them to wander off in a crowd and get lost. If you have a child locator or tag on their person, you can press a button and cause a loud alarm to ring, which should alert you to their location. If they are more than 150 feet away from you the alarm on the tag may not operate, until they come back within range.

One popular electronic device particularly with new parents is the nanny cam. It can bring reassurance that the child is being properly cared for when the parents are absent at work. The nanny cam is intended to be used more as a surveillance method than a tracking device.

Children of all ages have access to computers and other devices which allow them to get on the internet. Keeping track of their internet usage and knowing which sites they are visiting is becoming increasingly important in todays society. Software programs not only allow parents to track their usage, they can control and exclude their access to certain internet sites.

Allowing teenagers who have recently acquired their vehicle license access to the family car often needs to be monitored. Parents will find that using a vehicle tracking device and paying a small fee will give them access to information on how their vehicle is being used and where it is traveling to. They can also have access to a GPS logger which records their teenagers driving habits.

When you want to know where your teenager and vehicle are going, you can set up the GPS to keep you advised. Real time updates on their location can be sent to you by the GPS to your email address, by text to your phone or smart phone. You can set the geographical parameters which will trigger the alert.

Knowing where a child is at anytime of the day or night is important to your peace of mind and is important for their safety and security. Many of the tracking services and tracker apps that you can download are free or will cost very little. Providing you have access to the equipment required to receive alarms, texts or emails you can set up and use these services for tracking your children.




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