According to the NISMART-2 report released on October 2002, 200,000 children are abducted by family members every year, with a total of up to 800,000 total abductions. These numbers are frightening, and until lately, there's been limited options for parents to really do more to proactively monitor their kids.
With today's technological advances, we now have GPS tracking devices available for personal use. These small transmitters can be worn by the child or secured to a piece of clothing or backpack, allowing the child's parents to monitor his/her location from a web-enabled computer or smart phone. To find out more information about these systems, click the link above.