A child monitoring system includes a transmitter configured to capture information and transmit a signal indicative of the captured information, and a receiver configured to receive the signal and to generate an output in accordance with the captured information. The receiver includes a portable unit and a docking station configured to engage the portable unit. The receiver includes a detector configured to determine whether the portable unit and the docking station are engaged. The receiver includes a processor configured to control generation of the output in accordance with whether the portable unit and the docking station are engaged.