There are several kinds of child safety alarm currently on the market, each varying according to the age of the child and the preferences of the parent. For smaller children, an abduction alarm is what gives parents the greatest peace of mind. As long as the alarm is active, concerned parents know their child is within a specified radius at all times.

These child safety alarms work by transmitting a steady signal from the child to the parent, who wears a receiver. This signal may be operative anywhere from a several inches up to 30, 40, or 50 feet. Some high-powered child safety alarms let parents keep tabs on their children from as far as several hundred yards, but such devices usually have no applicability when it comes to toddlers, who can't crawl very far in the first place.

Other Kinds of Child Safety Alarms

You can also use standard door alarms on your child's bedroom door for an added measure of comfort. If your child is too young to be crawling or walking, there should be no danger of his or her opening the door in the middle of the night. That means once you set your entry alarm you can rest assured that your child is sleeping safely. If an intruder were to enter the room, the alarm would sound, thereby waking up neighbors or automatically dialing the police.

Most child safety experts agree that giving a regular personal alarm to a child is a mistake. Most children who are young enough to be targets of abductors don't have the proper instinct for real danger to know when the alarm should be used. If you're tempted to give your son or daughter a child safety alarm when he or she goes out alone, you should probably not be permitting your child such freedom to begin with.