What youngsters can do with a smartwatch

It’s not easy to buy a gadget for children. They are as happy with a toy as with a laptop. So parents need to know what a child can achieve with a smartwatch before buying one. Here’s our quick utility guide for you.  

Smartwatches might be more secure than smartphones 
Kids love smartphones, but they can drop them, throw them around for fun, or even try to take them apart. A smartwatch is somewhat more durable. It remains strapped to the wrist, so it’s better if the gadget is on an active kid rather than in the pocket as he or she goes bouncing across the playground. It also helps that smartwhatches cost less than an equally ‘smart’ mobile, most parents aren’t in a great mood when kids fish out an expensive mobile out of a bowl of soup (and that’s really common).   

Smartwhatches are also smartphones  
Kids can use smartwatches to make calls. Since the storage and calling capacities are somewhat limited, these are a safer bet for parents. Many of them have SOS buttons. Imagine your child stuck in the rain and wanting to call you. Doing that by pressing a smartwatch button is better in every way than a smartphone. Besides, the limited menu allows better parental control on contacts, a boon with kids just entering adolescence.  

Smartwatches can keep away predators 
Not all kids are matured enough to use a smartphone wisely, at times, even in high school. A smartwatch, with its satisfying, but limited internet surfing capabilities, make it difficult for online predators, bullies and thieves from targeting kids. At the same time, social media being important for teens, they can keep in touch with a select group of friends. The settings of most smartwatches allow greater parental control and it’s easier to block inappropriate content.  

Travel safety, education and health on smartwatches 
Smartwatches are GPS enabled devices. So you can keep track of your child and ensure safe travel. It’s also a very good gadget to start exploring the fascinating world of digital devices. Most smartwatches double as health bands, so you can motivate kids to stay fit while keeping an eye on their vital statistics.