New Techonology To Help Monitor Children

Elsie Romero is a busy woman.

She is a single mother of four and works full-time. She wanted some help keeping track of her children and their busy schedules.

So, she signed up for Secura-Trac.

“I feel safer knowing that they have it on them. I almost feel like it’s a mini-adult,” said Romero.

Each of Romero’s children carry a small GPS locator, so she can keep track of them, in real time, from her computer.

“I love it. I love it. It’s almost addicting, kinda like Facebook or anything else like that where you just wanna update it and see going on all the time,” said Romero.

Parents can log on to the Secura-Trac website and it pinpoints a child’s location on a satellite map. It updates anywhere from every 5 minutes to every hour. The map will also show if your child has moved since the last update.

There’s also an SOS button on the device. Press it and the company will send a text message or an e-mail with the child’s location and directions how to get there.

The program also allows you to go online and create virtual fence for your children. You’ll get a text or email alert if they wonder out of bounds. Romero said she uses it to help keep track of her kids when they walk home from school.

You might think her kids would hate it, but, they don’t. In fact, Romero’s 14-year-old Victoria says her friends want one, too.

“They thought that they should tell their parents about it they would want to get one because their parents won’t let them go to their friends’ houses either because they’re not fully sure they’ll be safe,” said Victoria.

With Halloween right around the corner, safety is on every parent’s mind. Romero said the device will make it easier to let Victoria trick or treat without her.

“She was asking if she could go trick or treating with her cousins and I was kind of hesitant about it, reluctant about it but now I know she can go and they’ll be alright because I get my text messages,” said Romero.

Romero recommends the service, but, says it’s no substitute for actually being there for your children.