| United States Missing Child Statistics | | | | kidnapped or injured. My experience ended happily as |
| - A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the | | | | Kevin was playing a game of hide and seek,but sadly |
| U.S.,over 2,100 per day | | | | there are similar stories with unhappy endings. Kids |
| - 800,000 children go missing each year | | | | are naturally curious and easily distracted. Wouldn't it |
| - 90% are juveniles | | | | ease any parents mind to be able to instantly track |
| - 50% are 4-11 years old | | | | their location. |
| - Strangers commit 53% of child abductions that end | | | | As our children age and go off to school they |
| tragically | | | | sometimes have to walk alone or perhaps they just |
| - Kidnapping statistics in America also show that it | | | | want to go to the park with a friend. While every |
| generally takes a parent 2-4 hours to provide | | | | child needs to have a measure of independence,we |
| complete information [recent photos and general | | | | as parents worry about these situations. A Personal |
| information about their child] to law enforcement | | | | GPS Tracking Device can help monitor your child's |
| agencies | | | | movements and determine if they are where they |
| - Another 500,000 go missing without ever being | | | | should be. Young children need close supervision.The |
| reported! | | | | GPS Tracking Device for children works on the |
| ** (Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice | | | | principle that you can set parameters and have a |
| and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence | | | | "virtual" fence.If the child goes outside those preset |
| Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrown | | | | parameters an alarm is sent to the parent device |
| away Children, October 2002) | | | | immediately letting you know where your child is. |
| If those statistics aren't scary when it comes to the | | | | Would I use a GPS Tracking Device on my children if |
| safety of our children I don't know what is! From the | | | | they were young? You bet I would!Regrettably we |
| moment our children are born we as parents naturally | | | | live in a world where we cannot guarantee the |
| worry about them. Are they hungry?Are they warm | | | | safety of our children 100% of the time but wouldn't |
| enough? Are they sick? Our kids safety and well | | | | you feel better just knowing you had one more |
| being are uppermost in our thoughts at all times. | | | | weapon in your parental arsenal to protect your |
| Hazards are everywhere and we worry most when | | | | child? Check out those statistics again and I think you |
| we are not with our children and seemingly have no | | | | will agree that a GPS device is just another layer of |
| control over their well being. Is it surprising that many | | | | protection that will bring you peace of mind. |
| parents are turning to technology to provide an | | | | Parents with special needs children,children with |
| added measure of reassurance? Moving beyond the | | | | autism for example,or other special needs kids would |
| baby monitor and even the cellphone is a new | | | | benefit greatly with a tracking device designed |
| monitoring method called GPS-Global Positioning | | | | especially for children. There are various makes and |
| System. Under what circumstances would I use a | | | | models that will be the perfect solution for you and |
| GPS tracking Device for my child? | | | | your kids! Isn't your peace of mind and your child's |
| I recall an incident when my oldest child was very | | | | safety worth the investigation and investment of the |
| young and we were shopping at the mall. I was | | | | right tracking device that will fit your child and unique |
| standing at the counter at Wendy's paying for our | | | | situation and budget? |
| order and when I turned Kevin was nowhere to be | | | | There are numerous devices on the market today. |
| seen!Have you had that or a similar situation happen? | | | | GPS watches to fit children,shoes that have built-in |
| Fear grips you, your heart races, you search | | | | tracking devices and small GPS devices that will fit in |
| desperately,frantic with worry and the thought | | | | a backpack. |
| occurs to you that your child may have been | | | | |