10:40am Wednesday 7th January 2009
By South Wales Argus
A GPS locator device designed to be worn by children will go on sale in this country in March.
Concerned parents will be able to receive text or email updates, accurate to within 10ft of their child's location.
The device, called a Nu.M8, is thought to be the world's first GPS locator specifically designed to be worn by children and can be concealed within a digital watch.
It can be securely fastened to a child's wrist and will trigger an alert if forcibly removed.
We know this will put a lot of parents’ minds at rest.
But we don’t believe we yet live in a society where we gave to tag our children whenever they leave the house.
Children are wrapped in cotton wool these days.
They do miss out on special childhood memories because of over-protective parents.
We’re not saying parents shouldn’t be worried.
Far from it.
But let’s not all fall into the marketing trap of some company which wants you to splash out £150 on a device for your child.
Sure, there will be a market for it.
But we’re not convinced society has reached a level where every parent needs one of these things for their child.
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