Foot monitors function as an automated alarm system for children. These devices are often worn on a child's ankle and send a signal to the parent or caregiver when they leave a designated area, get too close to water, or if there is some other type of emergency situation that would put their safety in jeopardy (such as going through traffic). Foot monitoring devices can also be used so parents know where their kids are during playtime at school.
Foot monitors typically work with an app on your phone which gives you the ability to set up zones anywhere around the perimeter of your home - these allow you to designate specific distances within this zone where the device will either notify you if it detects motion outside those parameters or notifies someone else who has been given access to the app.
Foot monitors are a great and affordable way of giving parents peace of mind no matter where their child is or what they're doing.
Foot monitoring devices should not be used as a replacement for looking after your child's safety yourself, but rather in addition to such measures you take when supervising them on a day-to-day basis. There may also be times during which it doesn't make sense to use this type of device - examples would include if your children need to get too close to water, or if there is some other type of emergency situation that would put their safety in jeopardy (such as going through traffic). Foot monitoring devices can also be used so parents know where their kids are during playtime or when they're napping.
Foot monitors are designed to be very unobtrusive and easy for children to wear, so there's no reason your kids won't want them on their feet when you put them on in the morning (assuming that this is a good time of day for wearing these devices). In general, parents choose what times throughout the day will work best based upon where they need help keeping track of their kids - which might include before school or after school depending on whether it would interfere with bedtime routines if those were watched over by someone else without using Foot monitoring devices.