Smart watches and their roles in aiding parenting

For parents, the security and wellbeing of their children is one aspect of their lives that is not to be taken for granted. However, regardless of this primal instinct to always protect their wards, the incidence of missing children has witnessed a steady increase in recent times. With most parents paying little regard to the increased reports of missing children cases it is projected that this societal occurrence would keep happening for years to come. It is in this light that stakeholders and NGO’s alike have invested considerable resource into the development of practical solutions, geared to assist parents in the move to curb the yearly incidence of missing children. While societal groups are currently undertaking awareness programs to enlighten the populace one of the techs sector most prominent contribution to this cause is in the form of Kids smart watches.

Kid Smart watches are basically mini wristwatches crafted and designed to appeal to children. They feature design elements like interesting shapes, eye-catching colors and the likes. However, what sets smart watches apart from their toy counterparts is the incorporation of essential technological infrastructures critical to aiding parents in their quest for round the clock surveillance of their wards. These watches are designed to be in continuous synchrony with a preset device, usually the smartphone of the parent or guardian thus providing a background of the habits and tendencies of the child or ward. These details allow the parents and guardians alike to perform better in the bid to nurture their children in the right way of doing things. The best GPS smart watches for kids come bundled with a GPS tracking module that can accurately pinpoint the location and track the movement of children. The information of the child's whereabouts is transmitted to the linked smartphone and is available on request by the guardian. Consequently, parents are well updated on the location of their wards at any instance. This information about your child’s whereabouts helps you infer with whom they are hanging out with. In the instance where the individuals they are hanging out with are presumed bad company, it is important to make them see reason why it best to stay clear of such people

These devices apart from being a geo logger also have the inbuilt capability to track and record the readings of your child’s vital signs. Premium Kid’s smart watches come with sensors that can read things like heart rate, temperature, exercise rate (how many steps taken per day, distance walked, etc.) and also your child's sleeping patterns. These stats are important as unlike adults who are quick to notice a health problem; kids remain oblivious until such a problem renders them bedridden. For each of the readings, there is a range of normal values, a deviation from this average value could mean a potential health issue, in which case it is advisable to see a pediatrician.

In the 21st century world, punctuality is a characteristic of influential people and following the saying old habits die hard, the best time to train your child to be punctual is right from their formative days. Children in their naivety are known to disregard schedule and plans, and in the bid to help parents instill that sense of punctuality, Kidsmart watches have the option to set reminders and alarms. Once configured the reminder works by sounding a tone at set times to alert your child that there is an activity he/she needs to attend to at that time

Like smartphones, smartwatches also have telephony capability. So that there is always an open line of communication between you and your children, who are still underage for a smartphone. Being watches, Kids smartwatches are held tightly to your child's hands so there virtually zero risk of misplacing it.

All these features ensure that the parents are well equipped in the arduous task that is parenting.