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Protect your “latchkey kid” with keyless locking systems
ByMost of us in this day and age and in this economy, have no choice but to bring in at least two incomes to support our families.
That means in single-parent homes, a parent might have to work two jobs or overtime 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, because parents have limited options when it comes to providing care for their children, especially at a certain age.
Parents have no choice but to work and when a child is deemed old enough or mature enough, they’re often given a key to get in their house and then they look after themselves until a parent gets home.
The “latchkey kid” phrase was coined in the 1800s when a child would literally wear a key to their house on a string around their neck.
You don’t see that these days, but in most cases, a child does have a key to their house somewhere on their person.
We’ve all been guilty of misplacing a key as adults, but what happens if your child loses their key and has nowhere else to go until you get home? They would be so scared, you hardly want 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 can let themselves in whether or not they have a key.
To make the code easy to remember, let your child help come up with the number you choose.
At Rex Key & Security we sell a variety of this type of lock. Come see us at our well-stocked locksmith shop located at 1908 University Avenue in Berkeley.
Most of us in this day and age and in this economy, have no choice but to bring in at least two incomes to support our families.
That means in single-parent homes, a parent might have to work two jobs or overtime 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, because parents have limited options when it comes to providing care for their children, especially at a certain age.
Parents have no choice but to work and when a child is deemed old enough or mature enough, they’re often given a key to get in their house and then they look after themselves until a parent gets home.
The “latchkey kid” phrase was coined in the 1800s when a child would literally wear a key to their house on a string around their neck.
You don’t see that these days, but in most cases, a child does have a key to their house somewhere on their person.
We’ve all been guilty of misplacing a key as adults, but what happens if your child loses their key and has nowhere else to go until you get home? They would be so scared, you hardly want 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 can let themselves in whether or not they have a key.
To make the code easy to remember, let your child help come up with the number you choose.
At Rex Key & Security we sell a variety of this type of lock. Come see us at our well-stocked locksmith shop located at 1908 University Avenue in Berkeley.