Q&A: What are some safety tips for kids staying home alone?
Question by foreverhappy: What are some safety tips for kids staying home alone?
A twelve-thirteen year old kid who is mature and has stayed home alone before – what are some safety tips to make her feel safe? Cell phone with her, blinds closed, stay upstairs, alarm on, etc.
Best answer:
Answer by Johan
do not open the door to anyone unless its a family member
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NOt to answer the home phone only her cell phone. cause strangers can actually do reversals on your address and find what the home number is and call. so only answer the home phone.
not too cook while you are gone, know the escape route for an emergency. not to go out side at all and no one come over.
everything else you got it covered! they will be fine you have everthing covered!
dont go outside
party hardy
- Don’t answer the phone. [It'd be nice if you had a caller ID.]
- Don’t open the door. [Not even to play outside.]
- Don’t cook.
- Open lights when it gets dark, but don’t make it obvious. [It's worded oddly, I know.]
- Lock the door with a second guarded lock.
- Don’t invite anyone over.
dont open door. dont tell people on the phone parents arent home. dont leave the house. stay out of sight.
It seems like you have about everything you need to keep her safe and calm feeling. Here are a few more tips I could think of.
- make sure you have your cell phone on and with you
- make sure all windows are closed
- make sure music is playing, tv is on, ect. (she won’t be able to hear any “scary noises”)
- in case of an emergency such as a natural disaster, make sure she knows what to do
Most kids around that age will love staying home alone and having that independent feeling. If your child is still acting scared, have her take some self defence classes and having a friend or pet with her. Hope this info helps! : )
Keep the doors locked, no answering the door or loud ,music or t.v., ask a nieghbor to be there if something happens, and everything, you said up there, exept for staying upstairs, that don’t really matter unless, of cousre you have lot’s of glass.
dont open the door or answer the phone for anyone, if you really need her call her on her phone. DONT COOK ANYTHING.PERIOD. even if she can cook you never know if she can get caught up in a show and forget about the food. have sandwich’s so she can make them if she’s hungry. emergency numbers
tell them to watch a movie, dont stay up to late.
i stay home a lot, but i freak myself out, because when i was in 7th grade that summer, i had 3 people break in my house, mid day, (about 4 o’clock) even though i no longer live in that house some noises still freak me out. but maybe let them have someone stay the night with them, like a friend. keeps them busy an doesnt make them think “im home alone” that kind of stuff i wouldnt make them stay in one part of the house, because then it makes them think that you dont feel safe for them an thats not good.