I have always liked Dr. Seuss and although not one of his best, this is a good book to read to a little one that likes to make silly sounds. BTW, what the hell is a wocket anyway?
Can't find your kid? Break out the GPS.
Okay. I was browsing the internets a few minutes ago and HAD to post this. I came across this GPS jacket for your kid. That's right. For your children. If you lose your child or your child decides to go AWOL and didn't leave a note behind, this jacket has a GPS locater in it. The jacket will send its location to a "base station" of sorts and then that station will alert your cell phone of your missing child's location. U.K. based-company Bladerunner is the maker of this device ironically. I would have figured that the US would have pioneered this sort of tech, but those silly Brits surprised me again. Does anyone else think that this is just the beginning of these chips going in all of our clothing and the government watching your every move, or am I just being paranoid? And what the hell ever happened to just "watching" you kids anyway? I don't think I could rely on a piece of machinery to tell me where the hell my kid is. That's just being a lazy parent.
Posted on Friday, October 26, 2007 at 07:25PM
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OK, let's assume the jacket doesn't come in size 2T and it is meant for older kids...wouldn't they figure it out and take the jacket off...or better yet, give it to a friend to wear someplace "spy parent approved" while they head elsewhere?!
The government already puts trackers in our money! I'm sure that they've got devices in our jackets.
I don't know if I'll WANT to know where my kids are all the time. Sometimes I think it's better to be dumb and happy.
THEMommy - Tell me about it. Kids are pretty industrious these days.
Dorky Dad- I'm just waiting for the Amero to come out. Then the government will really know just how many "upstanding" Americans frequent stripclubs.
You are talking about the contry that has more cameras in their capital than any other country in the world. I could see them doing this easily. I don't like the whole big brother aspect of this, and frankly it is a little scary. How you doing man? Hope all is well Tdubs
All is well Mr. Prah, all is well.
The F-everything-else-I-just-want-my-kid-to-be-safe part of me says "where can I get one?" The rational side of me says this is a slippery slope. Especially once wives start giving their husbands this "really cool watch."
I haven't lost a kid yet but I've lost one of their coats on a number of occasions...
I beg my kids to run away! last thing I need is a sure bet of getting them home. : )
yes yes....this is a joke, no hate mail please.
I have two children and have worked in preschools for years.... I have NEVER lost a child.
Maybe for special needs kids this may be a good idea.
The whole idea of chips is scary to me, they put those ones under our pets fur you know. In no time, if not already, this will be an option for humans as well...no doubt.
I watch my kids close and never needed one of those leashes or any of that.
you know what, now that I think about it, maybe one of the barrier fances for pets would work for kids....
I am awful I know.
much respect~d
Last week our 4 year old was nearly abducted from a high-end resort's kiddie pool in Mexico while I was a meter away watching her (the perp hadn't seen me). So, while I think GPS in a jacket is impractical (for obvious reasons), the idea of a small GPS tracking device on kids -somewhere on their body where it can't easily be removed- is sounding pretty good to me right now, at least until they're 18 and on their own. Most parents aren't going to sit there all day watching on a device to see where their kids go, and for the many sad cases of missing children, the majority of whom wind up dead, a GPS device might save a lot lives.