There is no more terrifying or helpless feeling than realizing a child under your care has vanished in a public place, and it can only take a distracted second or two for this to happen. For the sake of the child as well as your own peace of mind, purchase an inexpensive Child Guard Monitor. This is the simplest, safest, sanest and most ingenious device we have seen for handling the problem of wandering children.
This wireless alarm device is actually two devices: a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter, which looks like a cartoon animal, is worn around the child's neck, on the wrist or clipped to the clothing. In a clever use of electronic circuitry that is opposite to many other applications, the receiver sounds an alarm as soon as the transmitter is out of range. This serves as a heads-up signal to the child care provider, who should begin looking around for the child immediately. The range of the Child Guard Monitor is adjustable from 6 feet, for toddlers, to twenty-one feet for older children, all with the twist of a dial.
It is implied, but understandably not stated by the manufacturer or supplier that the cartoon shape of the transmitter is designed not only to make the child want to wear it, but to be overlooked by an abductor. This allows the search to continue even under adverse circumstances. The transmitter itself makes no noise, only the receiver does. When the Child Guard Monitor receiver becomes silent, then the child is nearby. Combined with a cell phone for alerting authorities, this child safety device becomes a powerful weapon in a potentially heartbreaking situation.
There's not much more that needs to be said, except that the designers of the Child Guard Monitor seem to have tried to think of everything. If there is more than one of these sets present in the same place, such as a playground, the channels of the receivers automatically change to alert only the intended recipient of the alarm signal. Wow. For less than thirty dollars, can anyone who cares for a child afford to be without one?
