Experts believe that teaching your children a few steps to take if they are home alone when someone breaks in may just save their life. Teach them to go into a room far from where the person is breaking in, lock the door, and call the police. When calling the police, they need to know the information to provide. Practice this phone call with them. If they have practiced they are more likely to remain calm and provide the police with the needed information which will have them arriving quicker. They'll need to give their name address and information on what is happening. Let them know that the person on the other end of the phone will probably want them to stay on the line.
Another alternative, if possible, is to have your children exit the house in the opposite direction of the break in. Back door if the intruder is breaking in the front door or window. You should instruct them to run to a close by neighbor who is usually home and call police from a place of safety. I suggest that you let your neighbor know of this plan .
The key to your child surviving a home invasion is practice, practice, practice.
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