| It's the worst nightmare that parents can ever have: | | | | important evidence to take the abuser to court. |
| that sweet and efficient nanny who's been watching | | | | Unfortunately, the legal system will favour an abuser |
| their kids while they were at work has actually been | | | | in the sense that it is the victim's burden to prove |
| physically and verbally abusing them behind their | | | | that something happened. Children are not, by court |
| backs. Sadly, the news reminds us that nobody is | | | | standards, reliable witnesses. But actual video tapes |
| beyond suspicion. There are cases of children being | | | | are irrefutable and will put an abuser behind bars. |
| abused by neighbours, relatives, even parents of | | | | Home security cameras won't just catch the worst |
| friends. | | | | possible acts of child violence and abuse, but also |
| However, very few parents can afford to stay at | | | | irresponsible babysitters who may not be cruel but |
| home all the time. More and more women are | | | | are far too careless to be given the responsibility of |
| deciding to go back to work, and even a full-time | | | | watching your child. You can also catch them if they |
| mom needs to have 'me" time away from the | | | | break rules--like inviting friends over, or using your |
| kids--even if it's a day off with friends, or an | | | | computer and other personal items--or if they steal |
| afternoon to do the groceries without a toddler | | | | money or jewellery the moment you leave the |
| throwing a tantrum in the middle of the candy aisle. | | | | house. |
| The best way that parents can protect their children | | | | Today's home security technology allows parents to |
| 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and still have a life is | | | | set up very small cameras in very unobtrusive areas. |
| to install security cameras as part of their security | | | | It's possible to have a camera imbedded in a smoke |
| systems. While they won't be able to tell you when a | | | | detector, a bathroom light fixture, or even an air |
| potential babysitter is actually a psychopath in | | | | conditioning vent. Children won't be able to point |
| disguise, it can alert you as soon as anything out of | | | | them out, and even adults won't notice that they're |
| the ordinary occurs. | | | | there. |
| Remember, children can't defend themselves. They | | | | There are many types of security cameras: black and |
| may not have the verbal skills to tell you if they've | | | | white versus colored, hard-wired versus wireless, not |
| been hurt, and even older kids can be frightened into | | | | to mention the full spectrum of brands and added |
| silence. Abusers will tell them that "it's a secret, and | | | | features that can radically affect a product's price |
| that bad things happen to kids who break secrets" or | | | | range. This means that you'll always be able to find |
| the deep sense of shame will stop them from | | | | something that suits your lifestyle, preference or |
| opening up. The security cameras, in this case, acts | | | | budget-- and remember, any security camera (even |
| as their guardian and their voice. | | | | the most basic) is better than no security camera at |
| The security cameras also provide parents with | | | | all. |