Are you having the same conversation with your adult siblings week after week- “where is dad? Or where did mom go off to?” Are you getting calls from your elderly mother’s <a title=In home health care at Great Places! rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= >In Home Health Care</a> nurse or the <a title=Senior apartments at Great Places! rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/article_exit_link');" href= >Senior apartments</a>complex wondering if you had heard from your mother this week? Unfortunately, aging seniors far too often wander off and lose track of where they are, go missing and are either found injured or even dead- due to exposure to the elements or getting behind the wheel of a car thinking they are still capable of driving.  Parents of young children and even teenagers often go through similar stress wondering where their teenager is if they come home late or if they are where they said they would be or if they have taken the car without asking.

It’s stressful being a parent of a rebellious teenager. You’d love to lock them into a room sometimes just to keep them out of trouble, but as we all know, the harder you push, often the harder they pull. Wanting to offer privacy, freedom and yet, still be a responsible parent can be a fine line to walk. High-energy children can scare a parent to death when they go off missing or worse- the real possibility of kidnapping.  Now with new GPS technology, you can offer your rebellious teenager, your energetic five year-old or your aging parent a little bit more freedom without smothering them.

More about Personal GPS Monitors
GPS technology allows parents to be in several places at once without actually being physically present. Usually the monitor is made up of a plastic, lightweight personal location device that can be worn on a belt or placed into a pocket or backpack. It contains a GPS tracking device that can reveal the whereabouts of who ever is wearing it simply by logging in the secure Internet  database via your  personal computer, PDA or cell phone.

•    For the personal safety of an aging parent with a mental disability or dementia
•    For monitoring your teenagers
•    Always knowing the location of your children at any given time
•    Immediate results from the Internet, via your cell phone or PDA
•    Often times comes with a “geofence”- otherwise known as a pre-set border control by the user
•    Rechargeable battery

Providing a GPS tracking device to the elderly parent will allow the position of the parent to always be known. Knowing exactly where the parent is will minimize inattention by care givers. Should the elderly parent decide to walk to the corner store, there is the possibility that they could become disoriented and wander away. The utilization of a GPS tracking device will always allow them to be located. A GPS tracking device can not only help you find the closest restaurant in your car, the technology can also keep track of your loved ones.