Fall Security Tips for Parents for Back-to-School & Work

September is in full swing, and as parents and homeowners, we have prioritized keeping our children safe and our homes secure. We can do this with a few changes in our home security and safety routines that may make this fall less stressful to head back to work and school. 

As kids head back to school and parents go to the office, your home could be vacant all day. This could cause potential risks, such as fires, burglaries, and more. With help from Instant Alarm, here are some tips to help make this transition back smooth and safe. 

Install a Home Security System 

When you install a home security system with Instant Alarm, you’ll be put at ease from worrying about potential security threats. Our home security options can address all of your family’s security concerns from arming and disarming the system via your mobile phone to installing security cameras to monitor the comings and goings of visitors or family members. 

Our operators will monitor your security system at our own UL-listed central monitoring station closely watching your home for theft, fire, CO, water, and other hazards 24/7. 

Practice Awareness and Security Routines 

Having a security system is great, but teaching your children (and others who have access to your home) how to use it is also important. 

Before school begins practice with your children (and as a reminder for yourself) how to turn the system on and off after entering or leaving the home. This is critical because your children will want to arm the system when they arrive home.

Consider Keyless Entry 

Depending upon the age of your children or what other visitors may have access to your home–think house cleaners or dog walkers–you may want to install a keyless entry that only requires a code for entry into the house. The code can be changed as needed, and each person can be assigned a unique code so you always know who’s entering or leaving.

Having a code or keyless panel to access entry points means you can control who can access your home without having to keep track of extra keys. 

Use Motion Sensor Lighting 

As the fall progresses toward winter and darkness sets in by afternoon, you may want to add motion sensor lighting so that each entry point of your home has lighting that automatically goes on when something moves in front of the sensor. This deters criminals from entering an area as they believe someone is currently occupying your home. 

Add Security Cameras to Key Areas 

If keeping an eye on the people coming and going from your home is important, then adding security cameras as a part of your home security system may be a smart idea. Log into your mobile device and watch your children arrive home from school, see the dog walker head off with your pup, or watch as Amazon delivers yet another package. 

Install a Fire Alarm System

While it’s important to keep tabs on the people who could wreak havoc on your home, you should also watch for environmental factors. Fires can destroy your home. However, installing a fire alarm system can catch the problem before it spreads. Our home fire alarms at Instant Alarm are monitored 24/7 by our UL-listed central monitoring system.  

At Instant Alarm, we’ll make sure that you are ready for back-to-school with security resources that will protect your home when you’re not there.