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I just do not go to my door if I am home alone and I am very cautious, even if hubby is here. We have 2 small boys and I'd rather seem rude and not answer my door than to answer my door and have a serious situation that would endanger my family.

I don't let strangers into my home.

I don't let strangers inside our home or around our children. I insist they tell me about any strangers they meet. garrettsambo@aol.com

I don't open the door to strangers and I try to do some sort of screening before allowing people into my home.

We have trained our little girls (3 and 5) to never open the door to strangers, also look through the window curtain first.

I won't let salesmen or other people I don't know in.

My doors are always locked and I do not open to see who is there.

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I have a peep hole on the door and also keep my storm door locked. We also have a very good watch dog. Someone is always home at any given time in my house.

Friends and family know to call before coming over. If we aren't expecting anyone, or don't see the UPS truck outside, we don't go to the door if we hear a knock. I'm sure we've missed well-meaning neighbors with this strategy, but we're shy, anti-social types so that's OK with us. :)

is locked when I am in the house and out, or screen door. My son is taught not to open the door to strangers. I make sure I look out the window if someone rings at an odd time.

When it came to finding daycare for my daughter, I started interviewing possible candidates when I was 5 months pregnant and finally selected a provider 2 weeks before I returned to work. I interviewed over a dozen people, checked references and searched the states database for complaints. It was a long process but my daughter's safety was not something that I was willing to make a hasty decision on.

We only let in people we know

i ASK FOR THE PERSONS NAME AND COMPANY AND THEN CALL THE COMPANY AND CONFIRM THAT PERSON WORKS THERE AND WAS SENT OUT BEFORE I OPENN THE DOOR

I don't open the door for strangers and my dog is very intimidating.

My dh has to be home the whole time. A lot of the times I take the girls and we leave the house. I'm not big on having strangers in my house. lol Thank you!

I never let strangers into my home. No exceptions.

A stranger isn't coming into my home, unless it's a worker or someone I'm expecting. In that case, I'll have to see identifcation first.

We keep doors and windows locked all the time and use the chain guard when someone comes to door

Our dogs weed out all unwanted guests. They only allow family in our yard.

I never open the door to anyone I don't know. One time in college there was this guy who was walking around my neighborhood and there was something about him that I didn't trust. I told my best friend to hurry in and we locked the door, five minutes later he was trying to break in. Always trust your instincts!

Patti Sherman One can never be too careful. Always talk thru a door or step outside.

In general, I wouldn't let a stranger into my house at all, but I try not to be too ridiculous because there really is a small chance that the person on the other side of my door wants to do me harm....I think it's great to go on gut instinct...

I only use contractors that are recommended by family and I never open the door for strangers.

I don't open the door to anyone I don't know (except the police and even then I check to make sure there's a police cruiser within sight) unless it's someone I called, like the phone company.

I consistently use the same companies for household repairs and maintenance. And even though I trust them I still stay in the same room with them while they are working unless it interferes with the job.

we dont let strangers in if someone i dont know comes to the door we go out on the porch to see what they want plus we have a chow chow who would probably attack.

I monitor the kids' Facebook accounts and ensure their accounts are on private and that friend requests are only accepted for true friends. It's amazing how many weirdo requests they get...and it's more than a little annoying.

My husband is very handy around the house and my dad and brother are in construction. We also live in a very small town and know just about everyone or they know our parents. I honestly cannot think of a situation when I have needed a stranger in the house.

Mandy W.

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I don't let strangers in my home, if I need something repaired it would be done by someone I know or known and trusted by someone I know

in my home unless my husband is home. i have a big dog and she just greets them behind the closed door, they usually leave!

We don't open the door to anyone we don't know. There have been home invasion robberies in nice areas so it doesn't matter if you live in a safe area. We also keep the doors locked and the garage door shut when we are home.

If I don't know you're coming, don't even knock on my door because I will not answer. Everyone I know, knows this and they all call before they come. I have a locking sceen door and a peep hole in the door that I check before opening. I guess I have my own fortress.

I also used to go and meet any parent where my child was going to go. After that, always walked them to the door and made sure they were safely inside before I drove away.

We have a good security system that we have armed whenever we are home.

Well I work with seniors and one of the best pieces of advice we give out is that if someone knocks on your door and you don't want to open it don't just not answer as that puts you at more risk. SO my advice is even if you don't plan to open up always shout that 'we are not interested' or something similar so that they know you are in (this then reduces the risk of them attempting to break in thinking you are not home) and always reply plurally as if there is more than one of you at home!

My kids are constantly reminded of the danger of strangers. I teach (and train) that they never open the door unless they already know who the person is. I will test them by using a different voice and ensuring that they follow the rules by verifying who is at the door. I believe that this makes them comfortable in maintaining the caution throughout their lives!

No strangers enter my house. I speak to someone I don't know through the screen door only if they don't look threatening otherwise I don't answer the door
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We never, ever allow strangers in our home. We have video surveillance on all four sides of our house with five panoramic night vision cameras plus four/five panel video monitoring and also an alarm security system that includes glass breaks. I can see clearly all the way across the street to the mailbox, and always know when someone pulls in our driveway. We also have two dogs that start barking and let us know when anyone's nearby :) I make a habit of meeting delivery personnel outdoors when I see them approaching. There's also a "No Soliciting" sign on our front door to let strangers and salespeople know they aren't welcome. Yes, we take our privacy and security seriously, but it's easy for us to do since Scott's job includes security installation!

NEver open the door, always yell thru it and say who is it and what do you want. They can hear thru the door no need to open it

I look thru my peephole before I answer the door and if unreconizable I dont answer plus I educate my children on safety matters when they are home like to never under any circumstance open the door Our answer the phone if they do never tell them youre alone

We don't anyone in. We always go outside and talk on the front porch!

I live in a small apartment with a Security Gate, no one comes on the property unless they have a key. No one comes in my apartment unless the mananger has let me know they are coming

I look out the side window so they can't see me and if it's not someone I know or am expecting, I just don't answer the door. Even then, I keep the screen door locked when I am talking to someone who has no reason to come in the house.
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We don't open the door and sometimes I don't even answer it, we watch out for strangers around the neighborhood and I tell my daughter to pay attention to her surroundings!
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We live in a small town so everyone pretty much knows everyone. If we don't know them we don't let them in our home.

leave two locks on and ask for ID

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The door doesn't open and no one comes in unless it's a service-person I called in for.

In this day and age, what will tommorrow bring? More prisons, etc. there are too many people whom will do nearly anything to get your money and your valubles. any thing you can do to protect yourself in warranted?

I keep my dogs handy. One false move and someone gets cornered and chewed on.

Intelius would be good to use if I have a major project I need done and I want to do a background check.

We keep our doors locked even when we are home. And we instruct our children (ages 6 & 2) to NEVER unlock and open our doors without Mom or Dad present (unless it's a police officer). We hope that there is never a problem, but these days, you have to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Comes into my house or do i open the door to anyone i dont know. I live in a place not visible to passing cars or anything. So im very cautious.