One of the problems we face as a parent with children at home is how to help protect them when we are not at home.
One easy way to increase our home security is to change the door locks we have that use keys to a keyless door lock system.
Children coming home from school do not have to contend with carrying keys to school - they just have to remember a combination or present their fingerprint to the keyless system.
The doors are automatically locked when shut so, as a parent you don't have to worry that they may forget to lock the door after they are safely inside.
Coming home late at night, you do not have to fiddle around to find the right key to unlock the door.
Garage door openers have been with us for many years, but they are not that secure.
More than one thief has bought an 'extra' garage door opener to gain entry into unguarded homes.
So if you are going to use the high-tech home security system of keyless door locks, be sure to include one on the inside garage door that leads into your house.
Again, this represents an opportunity for you to make your home safer and more secure.
Something we all want to do, is to protect our family.
Whether you live in a single family home, in a high-rise apartment or in condo, you can either install this security feature yourself or have it professionally installed.
You can have the keyless locks integrated into a home security system for additional security features.
If you are a single person, home security is just as important to you as a person with a family.
It truly does not matter where you live or how many people are in the house, security has become a major part of our thinking these days.
For better or worse, we had better take steps to improve the security of our homes for the sake of our love ones.