Keyless Locking Systems Keep “latchkey Kids” Safer

In this day and age and in this economy, most people have no choice but to bring in at least two incomes to support their family.

What this means is that in single-parent homes, a parent might have to work two jobs or take overtime shifts in their one job. In most “nuclear” families, both parents work at least one job. That means there are probably more latchkey kids in California and the entire United States now than there ever have been before. That’s because parents have limited options when it comes to providing care for their children, especially at a certain age.

In cases where a parent has no choice but to work and can’t find childcare, and providing their child is old enough or mature enough, they’re usually given a key to get in their house and then they look after themselves until a parent gets home.

Most adults have been guilty of misplacing a key, but what happens if your child loses their key and has nowhere to go until you get home? They would be so scared and upset that you can hardly stand to think about it.

This is when having a keyless locking system really benefits a family. You can find locks operated by a combination code or a key that will work with your existing door. If your child is home from school before you get home and they have the code, they will be able to let themselves in whether they have a key or not.

Let your child help come up with the number you choose for the code to make it more likely he or she remembers.

By: Joe Towbis

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