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amother
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 Sun, Jun 14 2020, 9:09 pm
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Looking for an inexpensive tracker for a toddler for vacation....prefer something that doesn't need a smartphone if possible....but open to all suggestions. Perhaps an ankle bracelet or watch....thanks! Oh, and please post if you used it personally....and what your experience was...
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flmommy
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 9:12 pm
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Look at tile. Not specifically for kids but works great for tracking items.
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amother
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 9:16 pm
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amother
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 9:19 pm
| amother [ cornflower ] wrote: | | Ooc what’s a tracker? |
Something that's used to track a rambunctious toddler, so a worried mom always knows where he is 
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amother
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 10:24 pm
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amother
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 10:26 pm
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A tracker can't replace parental supervision. What if he's on a road, otherwise stuck somewhere and in need of help, etc?
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amother
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 10:34 pm
| amother [ Tangerine ] wrote: | | A tracker can't replace parental supervision. What if he's on a road, otherwise stuck somewhere and in need of help, etc? |
Tangerine is right, you have to watch your toddler.
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Stars
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 10:55 pm
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Use your eyes as a tracker. If you're scared of him running off outside get a toddler leash.
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amother
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 11:31 pm
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Chas v'shalom! I would never use the tracker in place of me watching him with my own eyes. Its just in case he gets lost or is out of my sight for a minute or two....instead of me freaking out...I can track him and find him. Obviously I will be very vigilant in watching him....but toddlers will be toddlers and it happens that they get lost even if its only for a couple of min....
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Rappel
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 11:35 pm
Tangerine, Mustard - some children need it.
DS was a runner as a toddler. He just had a burning curiosity, and tremendous energy. Until you've had a 1.5 year old climb a tree to get over a 2 meter garden fence, you have not walked a mile in these shoes.
OP - we almost bought a tracker, but we didn't in the end, so I can't recommend any. We didn't like the watch ones, because my son would have taken it off in a minute. We devised a belt which we would put under his clothing, and which he couldn't open, and we were going to attach a tracker chip to that. The important things to know about trackers - most require some kind of subscription, and many are limited in range otherwise. There was one that didn't and had a great range, but it was several hundred dollars for a single tracking chip. So do your research. Hatzlacha!
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happy chick
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Sun, Jun 14 2020, 11:39 pm
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Back in the day, kids had bells on their shoes. They couldn't get 2 feet away without knowing where they were .
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RuralIma
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Mon, Jun 15 2020, 2:53 am
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We have a jiobit but it requires a smartphone. It comes with different clips that you can loop (it screws) to a belt loop or a shoe and a toddler wouldn't be able to take it off and it wouldn't accidentally fall off. You're able to set it so if a kid wanders father than a few feet it will make noise until the kid is back in range.
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amother
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Mon, Jun 15 2020, 3:29 am
| amother [ Mustard ] wrote: | | Tangerine is right, you have to watch your toddler. |
Based on your response, I’m assuming you don’t have a child like hers.
Hatzlocha op, it can be tough, but they grow up so quickly.
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amother
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Mon, Jun 15 2020, 6:11 am
My kids are real runners as toddlers.
Several years ago, One shabbos afternoon while watching my kids outside, my son disappeared. I was searching for two hours. Asked everyone for help, then chaveirim. We found him at my mother in laws house 20 minutes away!
I moved recently, there's a main Street two minutes from my house. As much as I keep a strong eye, my special needs toddler runs off. I already found him at the main crossroad three times. It took him less than a minute to get there. I just need to turn around and he's gone.
I already found him in many different places, he runs off so quick and runs...
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amother
Indigo
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Mon, Jun 15 2020, 7:46 am
| amother [ Crimson ] wrote: | | We found him at my mother in laws house 20 minutes away!. |
Im sorry, what? A twenty minute drive or walk? How many miles?
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Ema of 5
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Mon, Jun 15 2020, 7:52 am
My daughter was a runner. Once she was solid on her feet, I had to keep a constant eye on her. There were plenty of times when I took my eyes off her for a couple seconds and she would be literally across the street, or in the middle of the street....
For when we went out, I got her a leash. It was great, because it gave her freedom to move around (she never wanted to be in the stroller) but I never had to worry about the heart attack of not knowing where my kid was.
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salt
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Mon, Jun 15 2020, 8:02 am
| amother [ Crimson ] wrote: | My kids are real runners as toddlers.
Several years ago, One shabbos afternoon while watching my kids outside, my son disappeared. I was searching for two hours. Asked everyone for help, then chaveirim. We found him at my mother in laws house 20 minutes away!
I moved recently, there's a main Street two minutes from my house. As much as I keep a strong eye, my special needs toddler runs off. I already found him at the main crossroad three times. It took him less than a minute to get there. I just need to turn around and he's gone.
I already found him in many different places, he runs off so quick and runs... |
He's at the main crossroad within a minute from being inside your house?
Just put a better lock on your front door.
Does he know that he has to stop at the road?
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Ema of 5
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Mon, Jun 15 2020, 8:03 am
| salt wrote: | He's at the main crossroad within a minute from being inside your house?
Just put a better lock on your front door.
Does he know that he has to stop at the road? |
You know that’s not how it works with a runner, right? Even more so a runner with special needs?
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amother
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Mon, Jun 15 2020, 8:07 am
| amother [ Crimson ] wrote: | My kids are real runners as toddlers.
Several years ago, One shabbos afternoon while watching my kids outside, my son disappeared. I was searching for two hours. Asked everyone for help, then chaveirim. We found him at my mother in laws house 20 minutes away!
I moved recently, there's a main Street two minutes from my house. As much as I keep a strong eye, my special needs toddler runs off. I already found him at the main crossroad three times. It took him less than a minute to get there. I just need to turn around and he's gone.
I already found him in many different places, he runs off so quick and runs... |
Same with my niece, she arrived by my (parents) house mid school day. The school got an earful but I still couldn’t get over a three year old doing that. She was adamant that she hadn’t crossed any streets (she stayed on one side of a Main Street but crossed many smaller intersections). Bh she was ok and it was actually a turning point for her. We took her to speak to a Chaveirim member and her parents had a long talk with her- but she was only able to understand it at that age. Younger she would just bolt.
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amother
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Thu, Jun 18 2020, 10:29 am
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I am looking for suggestions of apps that you have personally used to keep track of your toddler. I am not looking to debate whether I need to be watching him at all times. I know that. Please keep this thread on "track"...lol...pardon the pun!
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