Kids Watches

Features

With the market getting flooded with new brand names, all competing with similar and variable features, it is best to take an overall look at the most common features that a kids' smart watch should contain.

Family Members

Some phones will allow you to store more numbers than others, but having a mix of family members that can be voice, text and video calls is essential.

Childcare

Various smart watch kids wear today come with an SOS feature and health and child monitoring features.

SOS Buttons

Again there are variations, but you can apply several numbers to family members assigned to an SOS feature.

This is a feel-good factor in families where both parents work, and children will get home from school either with friends or alone. The SOS button can activate in an emergency.

Some kids smart watch functions will automatically call all these family members allocated to the SOS on loop until someone picks up. This can be continuous, so it doesn't stop and can be either phone or video with some models.

Video Calls and Checking in Undercover

Many of the kids' watches now have a video feature for video calling. For many parents, just a visual to know your child is fine provides the necessary comfort.

However, now on some new ranges coming to the market, you can discretely check in on them without calling them or notifying them. Usually, you will find this under the parental control feature. Usually, it would be called 'Sound Guardian'.

This might not appeal to everyone but can be especially effective for parents who believe their child is being bullied at school. Whereby you can listen at break-times, lunchtime and on the way home.

Health Monitoring Features

Health features are common across many ranges. This kind of information can be helpful if you are an active family.

The most common features included are:

• Heart Rate
• Blood Pressure
• Body Temperature
• Blood Oxygen

So this can be a helpful feature, and as part of these packages, you can also get:

• Distance Covered Every Day
• Calories Burned
• Sleep Quality Tracking

Gaming

A smart watch for kids should not be confused with 'Gaming Smartwatches'. Gaming watches have fewer features already mentioned and concentrate primarily on gaming.

A smart watch for boys and girls can be flexible with games, and many come with a few as standard, such as puzzles and Tetris-like games, which try to stimulate a child's brain.

School

Of course, as with mobile phones, these can be a distraction, so you must assess before buying.

In certain situations at school, they could be used to cheat in class or on a test, so it's always helpful to ask your school their stance and advise your child on how to use their smartwatch accordingly.