Back to School Safety and Home Security Tips

As the summer winds down and the kids get ready to head back to school, you’ve got a great opportunity to reinforce basic safety and home security knowledge with your school-age kids. These tips from Safeguard Home security, a Houston home security company, can help you keep your kids safe as they head back into their school year routine.

Teach Your Kids How to Use Your Home Security System

If your kids are at home alone after school, it’s essential that they know how to arm and disarm your home security system. They should know the security code and how long they have to enter the security code after they open the door before the alarm goes off.

Add the Security Code to the List of Things You Never Share

Most kids already know that they shouldn’t share the passwords to their user accounts and voice mail systems. Add the burglar alarm security code to the list of things you never share with anyone. Be specific when you address this with them. Many kids are trusting, especially when it comes to friends. Impress upon them that they should never let even a trusted friend see what numbers they enter on the number pad, or ask a friend to punch it in for them as they head for their bedrooms or the bathroom.

Upgrade Your Home Alarm System to a Smarter One

Newer home alarm systems have some nifty little side benefits that can help you keep track of your kids and make sure that they’re safe after school. You can set up your security system to phone you when each of your kids gets home and checks in, for example. You’ll never spend the afternoon in a panic because your teen forgot to call when he got home again.

Protect Your Kids with a Personal Alarm

Your kids may be responsible enough to walk to and from the school bus or school alone, but that doesn’t mean they’re 100% safe on the walk. Outfit them with a portable, wearable alarm to call for help in an emergency. There are many small “shrieker” alarms that can hang from a belt loop or a carabiner on a backpack. All it takes is a press of a button to alert anyone nearby that someone needs help.

You can’t always be there for your kids after school, but you can provide them with the safety and security they need. For more ideas on ways to help keep your children safe after school, contact a professional installer or home security system dealer.