Comparing Available Child Locator Devices
Everyday the news includes stories of yet another child abduction or missing child, and as the time passes from the moment the child was last scene the chance of recovery goes down. For parents there is nothing worse than not knowing where their child is and if they are safe. We hear of stories such as Jaycee Duggard or Elizabeth Smart who are able to get home, but for these stories there are many more who are found murdered or stay unsolved for a lifetime.
While there is no way to completely stop children from becoming separated from their parents or even to prevent abduction there are new ways to decrease the time the child is away from home and recover them quicker. Now parents can use one of the many personal tracking devices available to find their children quickly to bring them home safe.
Of course every personal tracker available is not made the same so each will function a little different making it important for parents to compare each child locator device to get the model that suits their needs the best. There is a broad difference in the range models available will operate and the price varies based on this. From just a few hundred feet away to only the limitations of your cell phone and the GPS satellites in the sky are just how different the choices are in operating distance.
The more affordable child locator devices have limited use since they will only work within a range of a few hundred feet. These most often use a bracelet worn by the child, which emits a signal that is tracked via a small handheld device carried by the parents. These devices can be used perfectly to find a small toddler that has wandered off. Some even include a warning signal when the wristband gets a certain distance from the receiver so that if parents do not notice the child is gone they will be told.
Other personal tracking devices such as the Amber Alert GPS child locator works by using a combination of a cell phone and a GPS enabled device. The child carries a small device in their pocket, which can be accessed via the GPS satellites, located in space. When a parent wants to know the location of their child they simply request it via their cell phone where they will receive the coordinates on a map showing where their child is. These devices are only limited on cell phone coverage of the particular carrier making them very effective ways to locate children from very long distances or just right across town.
The GPS enabled devices do cost a little more but have a much broader range of coverage, which combines, with many other features. With a available panic button and the ability to program safe zones parents can monitor their child and keep them safe just as if they were right there with them.
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January 15th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
I had one empty panicked moment two years ago where I didn’t know where my son was.
He just sort of disappeared out of the back yard.
As it turned out, the guy next door just “borrowed” him for a second to play him a song on his guitar. (He lifted my son over the fence by using a ladder from the other side.)
I’m not sure if that was kidnap or not, but he didn’t do it again.
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:13 am
When parents decide to go camping or go to an attraction park such as Six Flags or Disneyland, the one thing they want to avoid is to look for their kids. Within a fraction of second, you can lose sight of your children and fear the worst for them. Not knowing where there are and weather something happened to them is definitely an uncomfortable feeling you want to avoid. With the alert mode available with the Locator Plus, you can even be alerted if your child is out of the safety zone.
April 29th, 2010 at 10:59 am
These devices are a investment in their child every parent should make. Being able to locate them in that scary moment when you think they are lost makes it all worthwhile.
July 21st, 2010 at 10:15 am
These could come in real handy for campers to keep their kids safe should they wander off from camp.