There are times when your children may be home by themselves, especially when you work all day. Whether this happens every school day or only once or twice a week, the importance of home security cannot be stressed enough. Review what tips and tasks to reinforce to your children when they stay at home alone.

4 Home Security Tips to Impart to Your Children

1. Know the Signs of a Break-In

Teach your children about break-in signs, such as open doors, broken windows, knocked over furniture, and ransacked drawers. Instruct them to go to a trusted neighbor or friend’s house if they suspect anything is wrong when they get home because their safety is always the priority.

2. Lock the Doors & Windows

Review how to lock all the doors and windows in your home with your kids, and have them try out the mechanisms. Once you’re confident they know how to lock everything, discuss why they need to check all entry points when they arrive home. If you’re concerned they’re too young to lock the doors themselves, consider setting up a smart home security system with video surveillance. It will let you see your children enter the home and lock the door behind them. If they forget, you can even lock the door for them remotely.

3. Learn How to Use the Security System

Teach your children how to use your home’s security system if they’re old enough. Show them how to send alarms to you and the local police and activate and disable the system. Also, let them hear the alarm going off so they recognize the sound and know what to do in an emergency.

4. Don’t Open the Door for Strangers

Most kids learn they shouldn’t talk to strangers when out in public, but they may feel differently when they feel safe at home. Stress the importance of not opening the door to strangers, no matter who they claim to be. Even if the person is someone they think they know, they don’t need to open the door. Nobody with good intentions will get upset with them for keeping themselves safe while home alone.

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