Kids of all ages are heading back to school all over the Las Vegas valley, and while most people are thinking about what school supplies to get, and about new clothes and shoes, it is very important to check the security on your home. Try and make home security at the top of your back to school to-do list this year. Making sure your home is secure is very important if you have small children that will be staying home alone after school until you are off work. Having children walk or ride the bus home, getting home to an empty home, and keeping it safe will not be very easy, but if you set some rules and guidelines, it will help keep your children safe this school year! If you don’t already, think about getting an alarm in your home. When the kids get home, they will have to punch in the code, and that can be one of the best ways to keep them safe! With certain home security systems, you can set up phone alerts, so anytime it goes off, or gets triggered, you will get a text that will help you respond fast to danger, and you will always know when the kids are home and safe. Make sure your kids know how to use, set, and turn off the alarm. Nothing will scare you more than the kids accidentally setting the alarm off and not knowing how to operate it, and you thinking something is wrong. Start teaching your kids it is not safe to open the door to ANYONE! Not even for deliveries of mail, neighbors, or friends. Also teaching your kids to respond through the door and making the visitors think they are not there alone will keep them safe! Start planning a safe route to and from school. Knowing around how long they are going to take to get there and back can help you make sure they are safe, you will want too avoiding open fields, vacant parking lots, and desolate areas. Encourage your kids to walk with the neighborhood kids to and from school, so they are never alone. Never forget to teach your kids NOT to go inside a home if there are signs of a break in. You never know who might still be in the home, or what might be on the other side of the cracked open door. Tell them to keep a look out for broken windows as well, and if they see them to contact you or a neighbor to make sure the home is secure before entering. Make up fun little games to help your kids memorize important numbers, and important addresses. Make an emergency plan for fire or flooding if you’re not going to be there to guide them, so they know how to get out of the home. Start establishing safety rules for your home. Something as simple as, no friends over without permission, not using the stove alone, and not being able to leave without permission. These are just some tips you can go over with your kids to try and keep them as safe as possible when they are home alone! Happy Reading!

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