National Security Expert Provides Strategies For After-School Safety
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Smart parents know to do their homework today when it comes to home protection and protection during the school year, particularly if children are coming home to an empty house.
'With more kids to-day 'home alone,' there are really some golden rules parents should follow to make the home a safe and protected place,' said Bob Stuber, nationally acclaimed safety specialist, whose assist kids and safety issues has landed him on countless national TELEVISION shows, including 'Oprah,' 'The View' and ABC's 'Primetime.'
Joe Stuber's Home Security
And Protection Methods For
After-School Security
• Motion Lights: Install motion detectors that trigger lighting for your garage, patio, walkway or garden. At times of the year, times are shorter and in some parts it can be dark when children get home from school.
• Automatic Timer Lights and/or Remote-Controlled Lighting: Install automated light timers o-n bulbs inside the home and set them to activate ahead of your child's birth. For a high-tech twist: Chamberlain's Remote Light Control can be programmed to utilize the garage door opener remote control and can activate a light or appliance, such as a TV or radio, as your child approaches the home. Austex Garage Doors Chat includes further concerning the inner workings of it.
• Safe Escape: Designate a 'safe place' inside your home where your daughter or son can go in the event of bad weather or a home break-in. This is often a cabinet, bathroom or another space that'll provide protection from windows, debris or the view of individuals.
• Garage Door Monitor: A standard security breach is leaving the garage door open-a personal invitation to thieves, since many people don't lock the door between the garage and the house. 'Think of a garage door monitor as a baby monitor for your garage,' said Stuber. Chamberlain's Garage Door Monitor might be added to a kitchen counter and may show a flashing red light if the garage door is open.
• Calling Parents After School: Teach your daughter or son to telephone a parent or responsible person when he or she comes home.
• Garage Door Opener Battery Backup System: Use a garage door opener with a battery backup system, like the professionally installed LiftMaster EverCharge Battery Backup, or Chamberlain's Whisper Drive Plus, available at home-improvement stores. Each will provide power to the garage door opener, remote and keypad controls for up to two times throughout a power outage.
• Wireless Keypad Entry: Kids could drop or lose things, such as for instance tips, whenever you want. A keyboard that runs the garage door opener eliminates the necessity for the child to transport keys.
• Morning Lock Check: Every day before your loved ones leaves your house, most of the doors and windows must be examined to be sure they are closed and locked. Visiting in english possibly provides lessons you might give to your friend. It's very common for someone to open a door or window and forget to close and secure it. This is among the first places a criminal assessments to find yourself in a home.
• In the event of Emergency: Teach your daughter or son to call 91-1 first and the neighbors o-n both sides and even across the street next. To get extra information, please check out: advertisers. While the police or fire department is on the way, the neighbors could answer in seconds.
