In my book,
Twice the Love: Stories of Inspiration for Families with Twins, Multiples and Singletons, there’s a true story that makes every parent’s blood run cold. As the author wrote, “When you find the police at your door at 5:00 in the morning, it’s never a good sign.” In this case, the police were asking if they were missing one of their five children! Apparently, one of their three-year-old twin daughters arose in the middle of the night, turned the deadbolt on the front door, and went outside. Dressed only in a diaper and a T-shirt, she crossed a busy street and arrived at a house in the back of their community where their nanny had taken them to visit a friend. The little girl stood crying at the doorstep until someone heard her and let her in the house. They had no idea who she was and called the police! Fortunately, the police were somehow able to track down the parents and return the girl safely home. Imagine the alternative endings to this scenario: The little girl could have been hit by a car. She could have drowned in a lake or swimming pool. She could have been picked up by someone who had dishonorable intentions toward her. The horrible possibilities are endless.
When I first heard about the
Lock Jaw Security system, this story immediately popped into my mind. The little girl could never have left the house if her parents had installed a Lock Jaw on their door. A Lock Jaw is a very simple device that attaches to the inside of your door and prevents the deadbolt from being retracted, even if someone has a key. It can be installed permanently in less than five minutes with the screws that are included, or it can be installed temporarily with your own two-sided tape or Velcro. My husband put a Lock Jaw on our door and had it installed in mere minutes. (Go to
www.LockJawSecurity.com and click on the video, which shows you exactly how to install it.) We were really impressed with how simple yet effective this product is. Lock Jaw works on any deadbolt, regardless of the direction it gets turned to be locked. You can even take a Lock Jaw with you on vacation and use a temporary installation method on your hotel room door for added peace of mind.
Of course, the Lock Jaw does more than keep kids inside. It keeps intruders out of the house. Did you know that 1 out of every 5 homes will experience a break-in or home invasion? Or that 38% of assaults and 60% of rapes occur during home invasions? And those numbers are increasing as potential invaders can now find out on the Internet how to open a deadbolt through a technique called “lock bumping,” which can unlock 90% of doors. (And if you are the victim of lock bumping, your insurance company will likely deny your claim because there’s no sign of “forced entry”!)
I strongly encourage you to visit
www.LockJawSecurity.com today and read more about this essential product for families. Check out the video and the statistics. Lock Jaw is very reasonably priced and can be bought in sets so you can secure all of the doors in your home. If you have a kid in college, get one for his dorm room door! Lock Jaw is available in brass or flat nickel.
Would you like to win a brass Lock Jaw? I will randomly pick three winners from those who comment on this post by
Friday, January 30, 2009. Here’s how to enter:
1) Go to
www.LockJawSecurity.com, and then come back here and comment on one of the benefits of Lock Jaw.
For optional additional entries:
2) Put a button for Susan Heim on Parenting on your blog. Post a comment with your blog’s URL.
3) Tweet this giveaway on Twitter or post it on your blog. Leave a comment with your Twitter name or a link to the post.
4) Subscribe to Susan Heim on Parenting via email, RSS or as a Follower on Blogger. Leave a comment with your subscription method.
This gives you up to four chances to win one of three Lock Jaws. Three winners will be randomly selected on Saturday, January 31, 2009, from the valid comments received.
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In my book, Twice the Love: Stories of Inspiration for Families with Twins, Multiples and Singletons, there’s a true story that makes every parent’s blood run cold. As the author wrote, “When you find the police at your door at 5:00 in the morning, it’s never a good sign.” In this case, the police were asking if they were missing one of their five children! Apparently, one of their three-year-old twin daughters arose in the middle of the night, turned the deadbolt on the front door, and went outside. Dressed only in a diaper and a T-shirt, she crossed a busy street and arrived at a house in the back of their community where their nanny had taken them to visit a friend. The little girl stood crying at the doorstep until someone heard her and let her in the house. They had no idea who she was and called the police! Fortunately, the police were somehow able to track down the parents and return the girl safely home. Imagine the alternative endings to this scenario: The little girl could have been hit by a car. She could have drowned in a lake or swimming pool. She could have been picked up by someone who had dishonorable intentions toward her. The horrible possibilities are endless.
When I first heard about the Lock Jaw Security system, this story immediately popped into my mind. The little girl could never have left the house if her parents had installed a Lock Jaw on their door. A Lock Jaw is a very simple device that attaches to the inside of your door and prevents the deadbolt from being retracted, even if someone has a key. It can be installed permanently in less than five minutes with the screws that are included, or it can be installed temporarily with your own two-sided tape or Velcro. My husband put a Lock Jaw on our door and had it installed in mere minutes. (Go to www.LockJawSecurity.com and click on the video, which shows you exactly how to install it.) We were really impressed with how simple yet effective this product is. Lock Jaw works on any deadbolt, regardless of the direction it gets turned to be locked. You can even take a Lock Jaw with you on vacation and use a temporary installation method on your hotel room door for added peace of mind.
Of course, the Lock Jaw does more than keep kids inside. It keeps intruders out of the house. Did you know that 1 out of every 5 homes will experience a break-in or home invasion? Or that 38% of assaults and 60% of rapes occur during home invasions? And those numbers are increasing as potential invaders can now find out on the Internet how to open a deadbolt through a technique called “lock bumping,” which can unlock 90% of doors. (And if you are the victim of lock bumping, your insurance company will likely deny your claim because there’s no sign of “forced entry”!)
I strongly encourage you to visit www.LockJawSecurity.com today and read more about this essential product for families. Check out the video and the statistics. Lock Jaw is very reasonably priced and can be bought in sets so you can secure all of the doors in your home. If you have a kid in college, get one for his dorm room door! Lock Jaw is available in brass or flat nickel.
Would you like to win a brass Lock Jaw? I will randomly pick three winners from those who comment on this post by Friday, January 30, 2009. Here’s how to enter:
1) Go to www.LockJawSecurity.com, and then come back here and comment on one of the benefits of Lock Jaw.
For optional additional entries:
2) Put a button for Susan Heim on Parenting on your blog. Post a comment with your blog’s URL.
3) Tweet this giveaway on Twitter or post it on your blog. Leave a comment with your Twitter name or a link to the post.
4) Subscribe to Susan Heim on Parenting via email, RSS or as a Follower on Blogger. Leave a comment with your subscription method.
This gives you up to four chances to win one of three Lock Jaws. Three winners will be randomly selected on Saturday, January 31, 2009, from the valid comments received.
Technorati Tags:
iveaway, Lock Jaw, security, home invasions, robberies, locks, deadbolts, safety,
Add to: | Technorati | Digg | del.icio.us | Yahoo | BlinkList | Spurl | reddit | Furl |