This is a term used to describe children that are required to be at home alone until their parents return home from work. In today's economy many families require that both parents work outside the home in order to make ends meet. This is a common day fact of life. Too, many parents have professional careers and want to advance their careers with a productive family life. Regardless of the rationale, all of us are always concerned about keeping our families safe and secure while at home.
Once we leave our homes we constantly have to adjust to our environment and the safety concerns that are all around us; however, once we're home we should have the confidence that we're safe. This includes our children being safe once they're home - and before we get home.
When I was a single, I was a victim of a break-in. I know how threatened I felt - and quite honestly I'm glad I (or no one) was not home when the break-in occurred. On the other hand 'home invasions' occur when the occupants are home - and they occur at an alarming rate of one every sixty seconds!!! Latch kid kids, too, are obviously occupying the home and therefore are at certain risks.
There are many things that can be done to keep your children safe when they are at home. Thankfully!!! In fact, there are some inexpensive products - as well as common sense things - that we can all do to help assure our safety. I have reviewed many of these products, and while many of them are good at preventing certain safety concerns, many also hinder safety. For example, a double-cylinder deadbolt was developed in order to keep your door secure should someone break through any glass on or around the door and reach in and unlock your door. However, many times these deadbolts create a death trap! Think about it...the house catches on fire and you, obviously, need to escape quickly. Having to locate the key and insert it into the deadbolt can be nearly impossible.
One product that I really believe answers the mail is a product called The Lock Jaw (http://www.lockjawsecurity.com/). It keeps the deadbolt from unlocking even if someone is using the actual key but is not authorized to. For example, the maintenance guy, the landlord...anyone that may have the actual key - even a bump key, which is used to bump the lock; including the deadbolt. The device is clever and simple, and can be installed with double-stick tape, which is how I installed it to test it out! What a great product! (And, in case the house catches on fire, you're out in a matter of 2 seconds by a simple loosening of the locking pin.) Given that it can be installed with double-stick tape, you can take it with you when you travel and use it on your hotel room. So...your children can have the safety they deserve and the security that you want to provide them. The product is only $20!!! You can't take a family of four to McD's for $20. Don't let the price fool you. It's a high quality device (and was featured on HGTV!) but obviously the company is not trying to capitalize on fears and demand given the internet exposing of how-to make and conduct "lock bumping". I'm still doing some investigating and testing with The Lock Jaw and will report additional pros and cons as I complete it, but for now there doesn't seem to be many downfalls...all things considered.
Safety 4 All...
Be Safe,
The Safety Guy
Once we leave our homes we constantly have to adjust to our environment and the safety concerns that are all around us; however, once we're home we should have the confidence that we're safe. This includes our children being safe once they're home - and before we get home.
When I was a single, I was a victim of a break-in. I know how threatened I felt - and quite honestly I'm glad I (or no one) was not home when the break-in occurred. On the other hand 'home invasions' occur when the occupants are home - and they occur at an alarming rate of one every sixty seconds!!! Latch kid kids, too, are obviously occupying the home and therefore are at certain risks.
There are many things that can be done to keep your children safe when they are at home. Thankfully!!! In fact, there are some inexpensive products - as well as common sense things - that we can all do to help assure our safety. I have reviewed many of these products, and while many of them are good at preventing certain safety concerns, many also hinder safety. For example, a double-cylinder deadbolt was developed in order to keep your door secure should someone break through any glass on or around the door and reach in and unlock your door. However, many times these deadbolts create a death trap! Think about it...the house catches on fire and you, obviously, need to escape quickly. Having to locate the key and insert it into the deadbolt can be nearly impossible.
One product that I really believe answers the mail is a product called The Lock Jaw (http://www.lockjawsecurity.com/). It keeps the deadbolt from unlocking even if someone is using the actual key but is not authorized to. For example, the maintenance guy, the landlord...anyone that may have the actual key - even a bump key, which is used to bump the lock; including the deadbolt. The device is clever and simple, and can be installed with double-stick tape, which is how I installed it to test it out! What a great product! (And, in case the house catches on fire, you're out in a matter of 2 seconds by a simple loosening of the locking pin.) Given that it can be installed with double-stick tape, you can take it with you when you travel and use it on your hotel room. So...your children can have the safety they deserve and the security that you want to provide them. The product is only $20!!! You can't take a family of four to McD's for $20. Don't let the price fool you. It's a high quality device (and was featured on HGTV!) but obviously the company is not trying to capitalize on fears and demand given the internet exposing of how-to make and conduct "lock bumping". I'm still doing some investigating and testing with The Lock Jaw and will report additional pros and cons as I complete it, but for now there doesn't seem to be many downfalls...all things considered.
Safety 4 All...
Be Safe,
The Safety Guy
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