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If your teen is getting ready to venture off to college this fall, aside from expenses, safety is likely heavily on your mind. For your new student, the thrill of independence along with the idea of socializing and inviting new friends over to study brings them joy, but you a little bit of concern. Staying safe means having multiple methods in place to keep your teen's apartment secure around the clock. The best place to start is with a locksmith that you trust. Here are just a few examples of safety measures that he may recommend for you.

Personal Safe

There are many things that are priceless to you and your family. If your college student decides to bring keepsakes or other items along that valuable, it's important to keep them secure, especially if your child has a roommate. A personal safe is the best way for them to hide and store items such as:

• Money
• Jewelry
• Expensive, small electronics
• Passwords and personal information
• Passport and travel ID cards

Your local locksmith can come to you and help make your existing safe as secure as possible. He may also recommend a specific brand or size of personal safe that would meet your teenager's needs.

Door And Window Alarms

If your child is moving into his own place, but the entire apartment seems too easily accessible, it may be beneficial to install door and window alarms. Your locksmith may install alarms himself or recommend someone that he trusts. A door or window alarm can be set up through a security company that will alert you, even remotely, that your teen's apartment was accessed improperly or without his permission. This is an added safety measure that may ease your mind when it comes to safety.

Additional Locking Systems

Because an apartment is someone else's property, be sure to ask permission from the apartment owner before installing any locks or safety devices. With permission, you can install specific door locks to help thwart intruders. Examples include:

• A door keypad system
• A door camera with an alert or doorbell
• Padlocks
• Deadbolts
• Lever-handled locks

Your local locksmith will be able to install a locking system that will make it safe, understandable and easily accessible for your teen.

Extra Key Sets

It's important for you to have an extra set of keys for your teen's apartment. This will eliminate your child accidentally getting locked out for long lengths of time. Make sure that you have extra key sets so you can also drop by and gain access to your child's living area if need be, in case of an emergency.

Contacting a locksmith to make sure that your teen's apartment is safe and not easily accessed by strangers will bring you the peace of mind that you need. For more information, consider contacting companies like Arapahoe County Security Center Inc.