Wehave all had that same experience before. That feeling we have had since wewere young children hearing noises and thinking monsters and boogeymen roam thehouse. Except when we are older and we hear a noise in the house we understandthat those sounds could be caused by some real-life boogeymen. Having someonebreaking into your home can be a scary situation but here are some tips thatwill help if someone were ever in that type of situation.

Themost important objective for you when an intruder enters your home is to ensurethe safety of you and your family. If you hear any suspicious noises do notwait to take action. However do not recklessly investigate knowing it couldpotentially be a burglar or murderer. It is best to either gather your familyand exit the house or keep everyone behind a locked door. If you can leave thehouse try doing so without the intruder knowing but do not jump out of a windowand risk injuring yourself. If you can not escape then barricade the door toyour room as secure as possible. Be sure to have cell phone handy and call thepolice immediately.

Onceyou are sure you are safely secure in your room you can try two tactics. Youcan either be as quiet as possible and wait till the proper authorities arriveor you can try to scare the intruder away by making a lot of noise or lettinghim or her know you have contacted the police. But be careful if you try theladder. If it were a burglar then that person may flee but if the person hadother intentions that it would possibly only make the intruder angry and moreviolent.

Incase the intruder happens to break through your barricade or just happens tocatch you off guard, do not go down without a fight. If you have a gun in thehouse then keep it handy. But do not be foolish and go seeking out theintruder. For all you know he or she could have a gun as well. But in ascenario were you do not have a firearm then use whatever you can as a weapon.Try keeping a bat or some other blunt object near your bed or try throwingitems at the intruders. Do whatever you can to either make the intruder flee orto create and opportunity for you and your family to escape.

Themost effective way to deal with a break in is to scare away the intruder assoon as possible or by keeping him or her out in the first. Try investing insome burglar alarm monitoring systems or burglar proof doors. It is OK to spendsome money on keeping you and your family safe. Also try having a family dog.Dogs can sometimes be more effective at alerting of and scaring away anintruder. Lastly, keep a phone handy with an emergency speed dial number andremember to always lock your doors.