any advice on how to keep track of a child who likes to make a run for it?????????

[bjkmummy]

well we went on holiday last week - went fairly well but on the last day joe made a run for it and we lost him! it was the scariest half an hour of my life!

 

joe is a runner and im ashamed that i managed to lose him - he was in sight all the time but then just made a run for it and we lost sight of him. the camp we were staying at had to do a full scale search for him. thankfully we found him but to lose him at a holiday camp on a beach cliff is not good!!!

 

i want to get some kind of device to stop this happening again like a gadget i can attach to him and if he goes too far it will sound an alarm or just something to try and protect him if he makes a run for it again - just wondered if anyone else had used something similar

[Mumble]

As a physical attachment, what about one of those things that goes round the child's wrist and the adult's wrist and has a sort of telephone wire twirly type cord?

 

Or, the NAS have an agreement with some company to supply tracking devices at a reduced price - if you call their helpline, I'm sure they could advise.

[soraya]

Just wanted to synpathise, my Nick was a runner, we were always chasing after him so l know how you feel, we too lost him on holiday by cliffs!! not a good feeling. He still runs when he is anxious and he is 14!!. I did see something on tele about a mother of an autistic child who wanted a tracking device and she found someone to make one, no doubt someone else will have seen this on tele and will have more info :

[justamum]

My son is a wanderer. I have bought him a wrist restraint, with his permission, as he will hold my hand but my arm was beginning to arch with trying to hold him back all the time.

[warrenpenalver]

there is plenty available in the "spy" corporate espionage type markets but they are not cheap. even a few hundred pounds would get you a piece of junk that although working is hard to use in the way you want with your child.

 

There are some mobile phone based gps units that will send a text of gps position but you need the skill tointerpret it and tomake it dynamic to use you really need mapping software on a modern phone/hand held computer.

 

Im not sure if you can buy a complete package at reasonable price. Maybe as said above something purpose built based on car tracking devices.

[Kazzen161]

It's a good idea to keep an up-to-date photo of your child on you at all times when out - just in case.

 

Also, always agree a place where you will meet up should he get "lost".

[Enid]

HI, poor you, bet you went through hell that half hour. I have seen devices advertised on GMTV that sound an alarm if your child moves out of a certain pre set range, also have seen them in catalogues such as mon bebe and trididas etc, hope this helps. Enid

[smiley]

Hiya....

 

There's The Buddi - a GPS tracking device. Will locate to within a few metres. (very expensive though!)

Or Giggle-Bug, attach ickle 'bug' to child and parent has a small fob. Press the parent fob and a the bug makes a noise - great for hiders!

Must be loads of others if you google it.

 

My son can't remember to find a certain place & has no stranger awareness - it's taken yonks, but he now will hand over an NAS card with my mobile number on it, to someone (anyone - eeeck!) if he can't find me. Then he plonkes himself down on the floor and waits! Thankfully, i've only lost him once!!!

[rocketgob]

Sorry I can't help - my 3 year old is a runner too and I am having thoughts about buying a tazer or stun gun

[kirstie]

lol the tazer or stun gun

Cmuir told me about a thing that was ina certain chemists lately. its like a little teddy thing i think goes on the child- like in their bag and will sound if the child goes away from you- i'm sure she will describe it ina better way than me but it sounded great to me!

[durhamlass]

I have a runner too, we have some sucess with a wrist strap, and I tend to write my name and mobile no on her hand if we go out.

[bjkmummy]

thanks for your replies - managed to track down the teddy device on ebay but i do like the look of the bug one too so if teddy doesnt work then i may get the bug as well!

[warrenpenalver]

OUch that buddi thing is pricey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!