jeudi 6 février 2014

What You Should Know About Methods 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.

For the smaller age groups, the market offers a child locator or what is often referred to as a child tag. You need never lose your young child in the park or a busy public place such as a shopping mall again. The tag is fixed to the clothing or placed in the pocket of the child. When you lose sight of them all you need to do is push the button the locator and the alarm will produce a loud ringing noise allowing you to locate the child by following the alarm. However the locator alarm will only work within a range of 150 feet.

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.

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.

As soon as a teenager obtains their driving license, it will be almost impossible to prevent them using the family car. Many parents fit vehicle tracking devices so they know where their teenager and their vehicle is in real time. Vehicle usage reports which are quite detailed can usually be purchased for a small fee. The vehicle loggers are usually free and allow parents to observe their teenagers 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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