Baby monitor facts for kids
A baby monitor, also known as a baby alarm, is a radio system used to remotely listen to sounds made by an infant.
An audio monitor consists of a transmitter unit, equipped with a microphone, placed near to the child. It transmits the sounds by radio waves to a receiver unit with a speaker carried by, or near to, the person caring for the infant.
Some baby monitors provide two-way communication which allows the parent to speak back to the baby (parent talk-back). Some allow music to be played to the child. A monitor with a video camera and receiver is often called a baby cam.
One of the primary uses of baby monitors is to allow people to hear when a baby wakes up when they are not in the same room as the baby.
Infants and young children can often be heard over a baby monitor in crib talk, in which they talk to themselves. This is a normal part of practising their language skills.
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In Spanish: Monitor de bebé para niños
