PChCT: A tool to monitor child whereabouts

Abstract

The commitment of time and effort that is necessary to the management of the household can be very significant, especially when nurturing activity has to be interwoven with other activities. It is necessary to understand the management of activities and spaces when a parent has to take care of a child while performing chores simultaneously. In this work, we present results of a field trial that monitored activity in a domestic setting. Information from the technology integrated in the living and the kitchen room allowed us to examine how the home spaces are used and some hints of the possible activity being done in these spaces. Through a careful analysis, we developed the “Parent-Child Companion Tool”, a practical resource that parents can use to complement their awareness of the child whereabouts when he/she is not under direct supervision.