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Benefits of a Portable GPS Tracker for Locating Children

By Sunil Gupta posted Fri June 24, 2022 05:55 AM

  

One of the essential priorities for parents is their children. Irrespective of their age, parents are always concerned about their kids and parents of toddlers must be extra careful as they tend to wander off often. Moreover, child abduction rates are also rising, making parents constantly worry about their children’s safety.

 

Studies show that in the UK alone, someone goes missing every 90 seconds. According to the UK Missing Persons Unit Report, a total of 155,211 people went missing in the UK alone in 2019-20, of which 68,944 were children. With such numbers, parents should be concerned about their child’s safety.

Perhaps parents cannot lock up their kids at home all day just because they feel the world outside is cruel, but if they do, they’re curbing their child’s freedom.

 

Nowadays, both the man and the woman in the house are working, making it completely impossible to watch children’s movements 24x7. Indeed providing smartphones to children has helped parents to know about their kids’ whereabouts to some extent, but it also has downsides such as disturbed brain activity, poor academic performance, sleep disruption, increased vulnerability to online criminals, etc.

 

Enter GPS Trackers for Children

However, the world has evolved with GPS trackers. GPS technology makes use of the multiple satellites surrounding the earth. Data triangulation takes place with all the information these satellites transmit, which then assists in determining the user’s location.

 

Having said that, GPS trackers are a boon for parents. They can get real-time information on their kids’ movements and ensure safety. GPS trackers for kids are also known as portable trackers as they are small and compact (yet powerful in features) and can be easily placed in kids’ pockets or backpacks. Moreover, they weigh up to 60 gms, and parents can attach the tracker on their teens’ vehicles that provide accurate information of their whereabouts.

 

This way, portable trackers don’t hinder children’s activities, and children are unaware that parents are tracking their movements.

Get Life-Saving Alerts

While real-time location details can help you to keep a tab on your kids all day, what will you do in case of emergencies? Usually, the first thing that parents do is inform the nearby police authorities, but the entire process is time-consuming and daunting. Nonetheless, GPS trackers can help parents avoid such overwhelming procedures.

 

GPS trackers offer two-way communication features meant to be used for unexpected situations. With an SOS button, children can send emergency alerts to their parents or any other emergency contact. When they press the button, the tracker notifies the authorised contact about the emergency and sends the location details. Parents can immediately send the location to the police authorities and rush to release their children from criminals’ clutches. Indeed, a GPS tracker doesn’t prevent all child abductions but is a valuable tool to reach out to the child and save essential hours in the investigation.

 

Set Geofence Alerts

Geofence alerts are one of the most attractive features of a GPS tracker. Geofence is a virtual fence that parents can put around a location on the map, and this feature will notify whenever a person enters or leaves a geofenced area. Parents can set the geofence around school and home as they spend most of their time at these two places. So, geofence alerts are beneficial if you’re working in the office and worried if your kid has reached safely back home from school.

 

But you can also set a geofence around an area which you feel is dangerous for your kids, and the tracker will notify you about the same. Parents can ensure that children are safe if you’re not available and add an extra layer of security.

 

Locate Kids Instantly

Parents feel distressed when they lose sight of their kids at malls or crowded areas because distractions are bound to happen in such places. You feel terrified and rush here and there to find your kid, but sometimes your efforts go in vain. But with a GPS tracker, you can instantly locate your child without depending on anyone to help you in such distress situations.

 

Using a smartphone, parents control their child’s location when they are in a crowded place or if the entire family is out for a vacation. This way, you can enjoy your time without worrying about your child’s safety.

 

Access to Historical Data

GPS trackers even store historical data; you can check the information whenever you want. For example, you can verify the data of your child’s routes in the past week. This feature is especially beneficial for teens who drive their own cars, and you can check if they’ve gone to places hiding from you. Moreover, these portable devices notify you if the child takes another route instead of the usual one, helping you keep track of sudden changes and determine their safety.

 

Keep Kids with Special Needs Safe

It goes without saying that kids with special needs such as autism demand extra protection and security. Moreover, criminals will target such kids as it is easier to fool and abduct them. Certainly, parents are worried and want to safeguard their kids as it is impossible to be with them all the time. With a GPS tracker, parents can know about their child’s every movement in real-time and avoid any issues where they can easily wander off. GPS trackers balance the freedom and protection of such kids, taking care of their behavioural problems and giving necessary peace of mind to parents.

 

Conclusion

Portable GPS trackers have long battery life and are very easy to set up and use. Though many users opine that children might feel that parents are putting a restriction, and this can emotionally hurt them. Hence, parents must be cautious when using such trackers and make children feel comfortable that they don’t intend to invade their privacy and just want to ensure their safety. Because losing a child can be unbearably stressful for parents, but with a robust portable tracker, they can keep such worries at bay.

 

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