GPS locator on children

GPS

Need to catch that kid? Keeping track of children is becoming much easier thanks to kids wearables. There are plenty of smartwatches designed for kids on the market, but most parents need GPS for tracking. With a GPS system you can look for the exact position of the child you're looking for using a map on your smartphone or tablet. There are also devices that include cellular connectivity so kids can make an SOS call to a designated number from their smartwatch.

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Thanks to advances in?GPS?technology, keeping track of?children?is becoming much easier with?kidswearables

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you have to get a whole additional cell phone service to use this? Is that how you get a sim card?

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This project seems to hit all the right notes for a child friendlywatch?if the parents are not willing to expose their?kids?to mobile phone during their early years.

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@dschmidti4 Tracking your kids with GPS is definitely a debatable topic

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@dschmidti4 Amber Alert GPS lets you track your child's whereabouts and receive emails and texts if an alert is triggered (if they venture outside of a safe zone, for example)

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@jcarteri6 Don't buy the cheap Junk, and is App very hard to use,?

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@dschmidti4 For parents who want to track their driving teens, Canary for iOS and Android is a helpful app for knowing your child's smartphone behavior while driving.

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@idunni8 you have to get a whole additional cell phone service to use this? Is that how you get a sim card?

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Anyone ever tried?smart watch?for?kids?that have?gps?capability?

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@sdanielsid I'm getting this for my?kids

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@sdanielsid For anyone who got their kid(s) a?GPS?tracker watch for Christman, good luck. J

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@bmillerie Don't let a watch do your job.

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@sdanielsid ?I'm hoping this thing don't use Apple maps... xD

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Great idea. I'm sure it'll mature

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Because who has time for real parenting....

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Got 1 for my parents since neither of them can figure out their cell phone still- no really- they still have the same flip

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@akellyikl Person after person in the comments are saying the same thing.?

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We all need one not just?kids...

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@aolsonim This is what I am telling my husband about

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@mhayesin Parenting is tough to begin with, but add a smartphone-using, texting, emailing and Internet-surfing teen on top of that, and there's a?whole?new set of digital rules that apply.

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? @bwebbio I thought this was a great idea for those of you with children.

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? @bwebbio Lol childhood fun won't be there anymore...

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@aolsonim Every child should have one

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my peace of mind

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@vkimis As a parent, you can never be too safe with your child.

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@vkimis AND I NEED TO PUT THAT STUPI DSIM CARD INSIDE !! IT KEEPS ON FALLIN' OUT !!! DUUUUH.......exhausting?

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@rgonzalesiu a guy's response to a woman's dilemma!?

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@sroseiv In today's world, it doesn't hurt to be more aware of the larger world and the new dangers in it. When I was a kid, you didn't have to worry about getting shot at school because it didn't happen.

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@shallit im looking for a good quality dependable gps watch do you have any recommendations? thank you?

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There are many child trackers already available, with many more expected to launch in coming months.?

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