Recently during an inspection at a Shoreline house, we came across something wonderful that the parents had done. In their toddler's room, they had installed a vocal smoke alarm. This reminded me about my own tests on my then six year old daughter when I learned many years ago on the news that children don't hear the high pitched tone of a smoke alarm. During the middle of the night, my husband and I set the smoke detector off and watched as she didn't budge while we covered our ears.
The parents of the house we had inspected had recorded their own voices telling their child to wake up and that everything was going to be okay, but that he needed to head out to the previously discussed meeting place and wait for his parents. It was impressive!
I think these are a great invention and plan on equipping my children's room with them now - not sure why I didn't know they were around, but thrilled to find them and wanted to share. Might be a good closing gift for clients with kids?
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