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Child Safety Tips: How To Monitor Your Children From A Distance

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February 21, 2017 //  by Home Jobs By Mom//  26 Comments

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Keeping your kids safe and sound is your number one priority as a mother. However, when you work from home, your attention is divided between your work and monitoring your little ones. Make sure you equip yourself with the tools that can help you stay in the zone while you’re working and help you keep a close eye on your children. Integrate gadgets and methods like video monitors, home intercoms, wearable cameras and other monitoring apps into your family’s lifestyle. Here is an overview of how you can supervise your child from a distance:

Video Monitors

If you have little ones that are Pre-K and home for the day, invest in video monitoring equipment that will help you keep an eye on them while they’re napping or playing in their room. It’s a useful monitoring method that will ensure your child’s safety as well as give you space for your work.

The VTech Safe & Sound digital video baby monitor has two pan tilt cameras that connect to a high-resolution LCD screen. You can zoom and move the cameras around to keep up with them as they move around their room. The system can digitally stream audio and video from distances up to 1,000 feet. The Infant Optics baby monitor is another video monitor system that lets you adjust the zoom and viewing angle of its wide-angle lens, can run off of 6-10 hours of battery life, has

The Infant Optics baby monitor is another video monitor system that lets you adjust the zoom and viewing angle of its wide-angle lens, can run off of 6-10 hours of battery life, has a LED display and contains wireless portability capabilities.

Intercom Systems

If you have children that are a bit older and video monitoring doesn’t seem necessary, install a home intercom system that lets you verbally check in. A home intercom system is also a good option if your child roams from room to room and you can’t install cameras into each room. You can install wall-mounted intercoms in the most action-packed rooms of your home, where your child will likely spend their time.

The NuTone systems are easy to use, with minimal buttons, making them kid-friendly. There are also many wireless intercoms available that don’t require wall installation. A verbal check in will give you peace of mind when you’re working in your home office.

 

Wearable Cameras

If you have a child older than eight who needs some outdoor time, you can equip them with a wearable camera that provides a live stream of their whereabouts and activities. For example, if you feel your child is old enough to go for a safe bicycle ride in your neighborhood, but you want to keep an eye on them for added assurance, have them wear a GoPro camera from which you can live stream via the Periscope app. GoPros are durable, easy to wear and suited for the outdoors. The live stream can be recorded and your child will love to watch and relive their outdoor adventure. It’s a fun activity for them and also will help you supervise while engaged with your work.

Monitoring Apps

There are a number of child-monitoring apps that you can access through your smartphone. These apps are ideal alternative baby monitors that will help you listen in or visually check on your little one.

For Audio, the Baby Monitor and Alarm app is an easy-to-use system that picks up any noises your child makes and allows you to transmit any personally recorded voice messages or lullaby music into your child’s room. The

The Dormi app can work at any distance and provides you with high-resolution video and audio monitoring. Make sure you have a smartphone with a high-resolution screen, like the Samsung Galaxy S7, so you can clearly see what your child is doing.

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  1. Janel Berchielli (@JanelB)

    February 23, 2017 at 11:09 am

    Technology has certainly come a long way from when I had little kids. I guess it is a good thing I’ve always lived in a smaller home where you can basically hear what is going on in the other room. But if those gadgets were available years ago it certainly would have given me a piece of mind.

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:43 pm

      Having smaller quarters to deal with definitely makes it easier to monitor things without any extra help. I do enjoy not having to move when checking on the racket in the other room.

      Reply
  2. thecoffeemom0617

    February 23, 2017 at 8:44 pm

    I have a video monitor and I love it. I love that I can hang out on my porch and still see my baby sleeping away in his crib.

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:41 pm

      I hear you! I used to not go far because I was afraid I wouldn’t hear the baby. That’s no longer the case!

      Reply
  3. Amanda Love

    February 23, 2017 at 9:30 pm

    Wow! This is perfect for parents. It’s important that we find the right tools that will help us take better care of our kids even when we’re far. Baby monitors are a joy to have.

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:41 pm

      Yes! It’s comforting to know that I don’t just have to rely on sound when trying to figure out a situation. It helps with my older boys as well 😉 I can review exactly what went down 😉

      Reply
  4. Debra

    February 23, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    We’ve totally been tempted to get some child monitoring cameras, I’ll have to look into these! Thanks

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:39 pm

      We thought about it for a while before going through with it. We are glad we did. Worth every penny.

      Reply
  5. nicole feliciano (@Momtrends)

    February 23, 2017 at 11:48 pm

    I always tell new moms that monitors are a great investment!

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:38 pm

      They are worth every penny! It’s good advice! We will probably still be using ours until the kids move out haha

      Reply
  6. adawnpaxton

    February 24, 2017 at 1:14 pm

    Great tips! I love being able to keep an eye on my kiddos!

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    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:38 pm

      Me too! I feel much more relaxed when I can glance over and see what they’re doing.

      Reply
  7. Jeanine

    February 25, 2017 at 11:47 am

    Love this! We have some monitors around our house we can keep on eye on the littles with. They dont usually venture off to other rooms though and generally stay near me at all times! lol

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:36 pm

      My boys like to venture anywhere and everywhere haha So, the video monitor has been a lifesaver. It sure does help me not lose energy to quick in a day chasing them all over the house, haha!

      Reply
  8. Tabitha Shakespeare

    February 25, 2017 at 1:45 pm

    We have a tiny house so luckily we’ve been able to get by with an ancient non-video baby monitor but I have a feeling we will be needing more in the future! Great post!

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:32 pm

      We still use one of those as well! Those are still just as handy but I can’t lie, the video monitor makes things a little more fun 😉

      Reply
  9. thehealthfulideas

    February 27, 2017 at 8:42 am

    I actually heard several people talk about this! I don’t have kids yet but this looks very handy and important.

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:31 pm

      I have a friend who doesn’t have kids yet either. She found this fun just because of what it is haha I don’t blame her, it can be fun to play with.

      Reply
  10. Kiwi

    February 27, 2017 at 10:45 am

    I love how technology is making it so much better to monitor children. I love video monitors but intercoms would be a good thing to have too!

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:29 pm

      You are so right! It does make it easier in so many ways. I honestly can’t wait to see where it advances from here.

      Reply
  11. Carolyn

    February 27, 2017 at 11:20 am

    Such a cool idea to put a go pro on the kids in the neighborhood. My boys are just starting to venture out and that would be awesome.

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:28 pm

      Oh yeah, it’s quite a bit of fun! It makes it not feel so official when the kids can have fun with it too. 🙂

      Reply
  12. Heather

    February 27, 2017 at 11:45 am

    Gosh, we could use an intercom just to reduce the amount of yelling in our home. For some reason we all think that we live in a much smaller house (I blame myself), and yell for people when we need them…and they never seem to hear us!

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:28 pm

      This had me laughing pretty hard. “Kid’s it’s time for dinner!!!” Yep, I know what you mean. Definitely reduces the yelling.

      Reply
  13. The Trophy WifeStyle

    February 27, 2017 at 4:21 pm

    Great advice!!!! I love our video monitor!!! Crazy thing is we use it more now with my daughter being almost 5 than we did when she was itty bitty

    Reply
    • Krystle

      March 12, 2017 at 10:26 pm

      I suppose at 5 they can move a bit more and get into more trouble with their active little minds, haha!

      Reply

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