| From the moment children are born their parents | | | | races with fear as you frantically search and fear |
| naturally worry about them. Are they hungry? | | | | that they have been hurt or kidnapped. Children |
| Are they warm enough? Are they sick? | | | | are naturally curious and easily distracted - |
| Soon parents face the surrounding dangers as | | | | wouldn't it ease any parents mind to immediately |
| toddlers start to crawl, walk and run. The hazards | | | | identify their location? |
| seem to be everywhere. As any parent knows, | | | | As children get older they may be unaccompanied |
| the concerns only become deeper seated as | | | | by their parents when they walk home from |
| children get older. Safety is all a parent can think | | | | school or go to the park with their friends. While |
| about - especially when their children are not with | | | | every child needs to have some independence it |
| them. | | | | can be extremely worrying to parents waiting for |
| Not surprisingly some parents are looking to | | | | their return. A GPS tracking device can help you |
| technology to provide reassurance. Moving | | | | monitor your child's movements and determine if |
| beyond the baby monitor and even the cellphone | | | | they are safely coming home or have become |
| is a new monitoring method called GPS - Global | | | | diverted or stranded. |
| Positioning System. | | | | What is GPS Not Good For? |
| What Will GPS Tell Me? | | | | As with any technology GPS can give a false |
| GPS is a system of satellites originally devised for | | | | sense of security. While every measure taken to |
| government security and surveillance. The | | | | protect your child has its place, GPS cannot tell |
| technology allows you to pinpoint the location of | | | | you everything, nor can it supervise the behavior |
| an individual who is in possession of a watch or a | | | | of your children. |
| cellphone that has been enabled for tracking and | | | | Young children require close supervision at all |
| can be monitored through a PC or personal | | | | times. GPS is just another layer of protection you |
| tracking device. | | | | can provide. You may also feel your older children |
| Tracking devices can be set to monitor a | | | | are protected when they travel alone or with |
| specified area or zone. When the child leaves the | | | | friends when you use GPS but you cannot |
| zone the device automatically starts tracking. It | | | | prevent your child from losing the device, |
| can also alert you when the child leaves the zone. | | | | encountering problems or jeopardizing their own |
| More sophisticated models of GPS tracking | | | | safety without proper training and complete trust. |
| devices can also monitor information like heart | | | | If you choose to use GPS tracking you will feel |
| rate, blood pressure and body temperature. | | | | more secure about what you can't control. |
| When Would I Use GPS for My Children? | | | | Research the costs and benefits of each device |
| Have you ever lost your child in a crowded fair | | | | before making your choice. |
| ground, concert or even the mall? Your heart | | | | |