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<\/p>\nKids are adventurous and can rarely stay in one place. Whether it\u2019s at home, school, amusement park, or in a social function, kids will always want to move around playing with other kids. As a parent, you want to have your eyes on your kids at all times or at least know where they are. Unfortunately, sometimes they wander too far and leave you worried when you can\u2019t find them. Luckily, technology has made it easier for parents to keep track of their kids with GPS-based location trackers, spying apps, and now the geofencing software.<\/p>\n
Geofencing entails establishing imaginary boundaries around defined geographical areas, whereby you receive a notification when the child you\u2019re monitoring leaves or enters the predetermined areas. You can create multiple geofence areas, for instance around your home, school, Church, and more. The app sends you real-time alerts every time your child enters or leaves the geofence areas.<\/p>\n
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If you want to keep track of your child\u2019s movements using geofencing, you\u2019ll need a smartphone with GPS location system. Then you need to install an app with geofencing features and create virtual perimeters reflecting real areas. Whenever the kid enters or leaves the virtual boundaries, you\u2019ll get a notification. Your child\u2019s device must have a geofence enabled on it, and it should be working with the geofencing software on your device. You also need an internet connection to receive the alerts.<\/p>\n
Knowing where your child is always brings relief and satisfaction to every parent or guardian because you want to make sure that your child is safe at all times. Geofencing, therefore, can help you achieve this objective in the following ways:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Stay posted 24\/7 \u2013 With geofencing, you can keep track of your children even when you are at work or have traveled somewhere.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Keep track of teens who can drive \u2013 You can set up geofencing for your car to know if your kid is within the authorized zone. An alert will be sent instantly the moment the car leaves the geofence.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Know when they reach school and when they leave \u2013 Simply add their school location to the list of geofences<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Set safe zones \u2013 You can set safe zones such as home, school, neighborhood, etc. to know when the child arrives or leaves the safe zones.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Mark dangerous zones \u2013 Teens can be lured into dangerous friendships by other misguided kids or wicked adults. If you suspect such things, set up no-go zones to get alerts when the child goes to the areas, for instance, clubs and some crime-prone neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
Most smartphones available on the market today already have GPS on them, and this includes iPhones too. If you and your kid have an iPhone, you only need to download and install geofencing software. Find My Friends is one such app from Apple. Once you install the app on both devices, follow the steps below to set up a geofence.<\/p>\n
1. Launch Find My Friends app on your iPhone and send an invitation to your kid by entering their contact.<\/p>\n
2. Accept the invitation you\u2019ve sent and set a passcode to ensure the kid cannot change the tracking settings.<\/p>\n
3. Launch Settings and turn on notifications<\/p>\n
4. Click on your kid\u2019s name in the Find My Friends app on your iPhone, and select the Notify Me option.<\/p>\n
5. Choose whether you wish to be notified when your kid enters or leaves the geofence area. To select the location, choose Others<\/p>\n
Google Latitude doesn\u2019t support geofences, but you can use third-party Android apps with the Geofence feature, such as Family Orbit.<\/p>\n