How It Used To Be

If you are over 30 years old and you were asked to describe a typical day in your childhood, what would you say? it is likely you would draw a picture of neighborhood kids playing football or some other game on the main road with goal posts made of tires or old slippers. All this with little adult supervision, and you only went home when you couldn’t see the football anymore.

That brings back memories, right? Memories of communal living, of being raised in communities with no rules or roles. The phrase “it takes a village to raise a child” really did apply then. A nosy neighbor living 4 houses away could reprimand you for something and take you to your parents to be properly punished twisting your ear the entire way. Then, caring for the community kids was a collective job that each parent took seriously.

How It Is Now

There is now a proliferation of more structured living communities or estates which has also changed things quite a bit. The interaction of kids raised in these gated communities are more planned as opposed to the spontaneity of communal living.

Playgrounds are usually the convergence point for estate kids to play games and have fun. Also, shared spaces like pools, sports facilities, and gyms, are available and usually have to be booked in advance for use. Sometimes, this is necessary so that safety personnel is available when children are using them.

Furthermore, rather than expecting other parents to serve as unofficial minders of your kids, modern estates have different technical security measures. These include access control devices, CCTV Camera Systems, NFC cards, and RF Tags for identification. These are all there to keep everyone within the estate, especially children, safe from external security risks.

Thoughts, anyone?

What are the security measures set up in your gated community? How do you think they have helped you keep your children safe and healthy? Do you use any form of technology to facilitate these security measures? Venco has a suite of technologies that help to keep your kids safe. Find out more at https://www.venco.africa/