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By Harriette Halepis

New York City is a bustling town full of fun things for kids to do. One of the best ways for a kid to spend an afternoon in NYC is to head to Central Park. Full of games, fields, and other exciting features, it’s no wonder that kids of all ages head to the park on weekends and during day camp.

 
While the park itself is relatively safe during the daytime, every year many children wind up missing after a visit to Central Park. A large number of these children are found (most of them simply wander off), though some of them are never seen again.

 
Aside from those kids that visit Central Park with their parents, hundreds of kids visit the park with day camp staff every weekend. Three or four counsellors may be in charge of fifty or more children at any given time, which can lead to chaos.

 
Parents trust camp counsellors with their children on a regular basis, and counsellors do everything within their power to make sure that kids are safe. But, sometimes, children become lost, confused, and abandoned regardless of counsellor caution.

 
If you happen to be a New York parent with a small child, you may be wondering if there’s any way to protect your child from becoming another Central Park lost child statistic. Well, a simple technological device called a GPS tracker may just be the answer that you are looking for.
By strapping a GPS tracking watch to your child’s wrist, you can be sure that your child will be safe even when you can’t be around. How? If your child happens to wander off during a camp visit to the park, you can simply track the location of your child using a GPS tracking device.

Once your chid has been located, you can contact the proper authorities. If you are afraid that your child will remove a wristwatch, consider placing a small GPS tracker inside of your child’s backpack. Either device will keep your child from harm.

It’s hard to trust other people when it comes to your child. That’s why tracing your child’s every step is a good idea. Even though you can’t always keep an eye on your child, you can be sure that your child will be safe no matter where they may wander off to.

Central Park is a great place for a child to explore, but this large and friendly park is not such a great place once the sun starts to set. If you want to be sure that your child will always be safe (no matter who happens to be in charge of him or her during the daylight hours), use a GPS tracker.