IF YOU HAVE A SLIDING DOOR IN YOUR HOME I HAVE SOME TIPS TO MAKE YOU AND YOURS SAFER!

PLACE A WOODEN OR METAL ROD BETWEEN THE MOVEABLE PANE AND THE OPPOSITE CASING.  AN OLD WOODEN BROOM HANDLE CUT TO LENGTH IS A PERFECT FIT FOR THE TRACK. 

YOU CAN ALSO DRILL A HOLE THROUGH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CASING ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR, THEN INSERT A LONG NAIL OR METAL PIN TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM OPENING.

IF YOU HAVE SLIDING DOORS, KIDS AND A POOL, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HAVING A WHOLE HOUSE SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLED SO THAT YOU KNOW WHEN THOSE DOORS ARE OPEN.
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD, A WHOLE HOUSE SYSTEM, PICK
UP SOME CONTACT LOCKS AT YOUR LOCAL HARDWARE STORE.  THESE LOCKS STICK TO THE DOOR CASINGS AND SOUND A LOUD ALARM WHEN THE CONTACTS ARE SEPARATED.

A SAFETY ISSUE WITH SLIDING SCREEN DOORS IS PEOPLE WALKING INTO THEM; A SIMPLE FIX IS TO INSERT AN OLD SET OF EARRINGS INTO THE SCREEN TO ACT AS A VISUAL.  PUT ONE AT EYE LEVEL FOR ADULTS AND ONE AT A KIDS LEVEL. 

INEXPENSIVE SECURITY MEASURES FOR SLIDING DOORS.