| One of a parent's greatest fears is having a young | | | | leash may not be the best thing for his/her |
| child become lost or kidnapped. We have all had that | | | | psychological development; not to mention the number |
| "gut wrenching" fear of being distracted for a second | | | | of looks the parents get from others thinking they are |
| at a mall, park or on a busy street; looking down and | | | | cruel or crazy. |
| realizing that the young child next to us has | | | | Occasionally, thirty years later, I still see parents with a |
| disappeared. | | | | child on a leash. The problem hasn't disappeared. |
| This happened to me when my now 34 year old was | | | | However, there is a now a better solution. For around |
| just a little girl. I was completing a form to have her | | | | twenty dollars, about the same cost as a harness and |
| picture made with Santa, I looked down and she was | | | | leash, parents can now use a Child Guard. Worn by |
| gone. Panicked, I ran to the line waiting to visit Santa. | | | | the child on his/her wrist is a cartoon animal shaped |
| She was no where to be seen. I ran in the other | | | | transmitter which sends a signal to the receiver |
| direction, still no sign of her. I went back to the counter | | | | keychain which is held by the adult. The signal is |
| to get help and there just around the corner was my | | | | adjustable - from a distance of three to twenty-one |
| daughter sitting on a step patiently waiting on me. | | | | feet. When the child goes beyond the set distance, the |
| Even though the time I realized she was gone until the | | | | adult's receiver starts to beep, letting them know that |
| moment I found her was only a few minutes, it was | | | | the child is starting to wander off. |
| the most frightening moments of my life. A few years | | | | With such a simple inexpensive device, there is no |
| later, the child harness came out and you would see | | | | reason to have this fear of losing your child. How |
| parents walking around malls or in the streets with their | | | | many child abductions could be prevented if parents |
| kids on a leash. I could understand their fear and their | | | | took this precaution? Keep your children safe; |
| desire to protect, but I must say having a child on a | | | | empower them to be safe, wise and protected. |