Fitness and Health

It is wise to take your time and do a lot of comparing of baby monitors before you buy one. The reason is that this monitor will insure that your baby is safe while also saving you a lot of time

Audio monitors allow you to hear the activities of your child (ex: crying) as they pick up sound. This type comes in both analog as well as digital models. The analog monitors are the most affordable but are usually still reliable. They work through the radio frequency and use FM signals to transmit the sound.

Some people prefer the digital audio baby monitor because the transmission is a higher quality and the signal is clearer. The digital model tends to pick up more noise in the room by hearing a greater distance from the device.

The advantage of the video baby monitor is that you can both see and hear your baby. This portable device will send a picture to a LCD screen and also provides night vision on some models.

If you want to sense your baby’s movements, then a sensory baby monitor is for you. It actually goes under the baby mattress and will send a signal when baby stops moving for a number of seconds, normally around 20 seconds. Often there are models that also have an audio capability also.

In chosing a baby monitor, you may want to spend whatever it takes, since this is your child’s safety. In that case both a video and sensory monitor would be best.

If you are going to be a great distance from your baby, make sure you purchase a baby monitor that is high quality and has the range to transmit the signal from the baby monitor.

When chosing a baby monitor make sure that the sound and video clarity is the best. Most stores will allow you to test the monitor, or bring it home and test it, and if it is not good quality and clear transmission, then return the baby monitor.

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Are you wondering how to make the Internet safe for your kids? You want them to use the Internet for research, but you don’t want them to find objectionable sites or emails.

Maybe you are hoping to buy a program for your computer that blocks objectionable sites, but will allow them to do the research you want them to do.

I have to tell you that there is no solution like that. These filter programs, such as NetNanny, look for a list of objectionable words in the site your child has chosen to visit. Simple words such as “leg” can raise the alarm and cause a headache, while regular research on breast cancer might be blocked.

But these word-blocking solutions are no good at all at blocking objectionable photo sites that have no objectionable words attached. Ask me how I know? My teenage son figured it out. He just went to Google Images and started looking. Your son could do that too. And the objectionable sites he found weren’t blocked by NetNanny, which was turned on.

The software could not have detected the objectionable photos, since NetNanny and similar software look for objectionable words. They are not able to evaluate pictures.

So, how can you protect your child?

*Put the computers the kids use where YOU are in your home. Then monitor what they are doing.

*Only the adults should know the login password. The kids will have to have permission to get on.

*Require the child to log off when he is done. Now the password is required for the next session.

*Use a filter like NetNanny. It will help when your back is turned.

*Make sure the kids know you will punish them if they are looking at objectionable sites. Visit their terminals at unpredictable times.

*Unplug the Internet cables if the child doens’t need to access the Internet for his task.

*Require younger children to use your email address. This will allow you to protect them from vicious spam. As they get older, give teens their own email address, but make sure they give it out only to friends.

If you take these measures and are watchful, you will help your teenagers withstand a temptation that is everywhere on the Internet, and get them into the habit of making good choices when sitting down to use the computer.

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