Comparing Child Locator Devices

With the news continually filled with stories of children being abducted and harmed by strangers, for parents the thought of letting your child out of your site is very frightening. From the smallest toddlers to even pre-teens and teens it seems that no age is immune to becoming lost where they can be easily abducted. In every case a quick recovery increases the likelihood that the parents will be reunited happily with their child.

There are several personal tracking devices available on the market for parents who are concerned with being able to locate their children should they wander off or go missing. Each has its own positive attributes as well as drawbacks so parents need to evaluate each carefully to make sure they get the exact model that fits their needs.

Due to the commercials ran on national television the Brickhouse child locator is probably the best-known model for most parents. While this locator is very affordable it also has the most limitations. This particular model is ideal for small toddlers who have a tendency to wander off or whose parents just want to have the peace of mind of finding their child within a small area.

The Brickhouse is not a GPS enabled device the receiver which parent’s carry works by looking for the signal sent from the bracelet worn by the child. With the ability to locate the child from 250 feet indoors to 600 feet outdoors this is a handy device to use at parks and shopping malls. But beyond those distances the device will not effectively locate the child so it is essential to find them quickly.

The Amber Alert GPS child locator while being more expensive than the Brickhouse has much broader capabilities and parents will find it useful for not only smaller children but older ones as well. Just as the name implies this unit is GPS enabled which will require a web enabled cell phone to operate as well as a very affordable subscription to the Amber Alert system.

The Amber Alert personal tracking device will work no matter how far the parents are away from their children. For working parents this means being able to track your child from the office to know they are safe. With features such as zone control parents can customize the device to watch their child and receive alerts when a child leaves a specific area. There are many other features as well such as speed monitoring to keep an eye on teen drivers and a panic button for a child to use in case of emergency.

While both child locators are effective at finding children the range of effectiveness and price will be big deciding factors for parents when choosing which model is just the right one for them.