No parent’s education in travelling with kids is complete without that cold, sweaty, stomach-lurching moment when you glance round on a beach or in a restaurant and discover that junior is nowhere to be seen.

Now, at that point, nothing is going to stop you charging wild-eyed through the crowd of startled fellow holidaymakers blocking your view, bellowing your child’s name. But the knowledge that your little wanderer is wearing this handy gadget might save you from a total meltdown.

The Me Finder looks like a kiddie watch in a choice of cute designs. In fact, it’s a digital wristband into which you can program up to 5 mobile phone numbers. You set the number to whoever is out with your child at the time, teach the small person to show it to safe adult if they get lost and – hey presto! – the two of you are quickly reunited by a single phone call.

It comes in three flavours – Miss Pink, Green Techno and Monkey – and costs £14.99. For more details see www.kidsshowandtell.com