Think placement first. Put the camera high in a corner aimed diagonally across the room and keep it a few feet from big metal appliances or the router and that helps range more than most people expect. Dedicated that model links tend to be the most dependable through floors and they fit your budget, plan on voice activation if you want all evening battery from the handheld screen. Real world range through one floor and a kitchen is usually strong with those. Do a quick microwave on test while you walk around to check worst case, then you will know if it holds steady when you are cooking. Simple test.
Hey Helen,
Basics travel well. Open posture and light eye contact, a short comment about the shared situation, then a clean exit like have a good one. Do that a few times and you will see fast whether people lean in or shut it down.
