Personal Alarm for child - which one?

Be_Happy

I'm taking my grandson abroad this summer and am looking for a personal alarm (the siren type) that he can wear anytime we are separated eg toilets.

Problem is that there are so many to choose from and I'm worried by reading comments about pin being accidentally pulled out, setting off alarm and dropping pin. You're left with a shrieking siren and the only way of stopping noise then appears to be removing batteries, which are usually screwed in.

Anyone have experience of one where pin can be pulled out, but stays attached, or some other form of alarm suitable for 7 year old?

Tealblue

I've always thought the best alarm for a 7 year old (or any other small child) is the thing they do best: a loud scream of protest! That is far more likely to attract attention than any alarm and it activates instantaneously. If he doesn't have an alarm in the UK, why does he need one simply because he's outside the UK? I can't imagine a loving grandparent taking a little boy to somewhere remote and unsafe...

PhilipRif

I got my son a walkie talkie, you might find they can then call you or you can call them to come back, when they go too far. The walkies online are about £16

Be_Happy

Thanks hadn't thought of walkie talkie.

Pun

Depends what you want to accomplish. A walkie talkie seems a bit clunky to cart around, so perhaps a basic mobile with your just number programmed in should do the trick - get a local SIM when you arrive in the country. But as someone else has already commented, why not use whatever 'safety' routines the little boy is used to in the UK?