Junior Security Detective Academy
Kids Safety at Home
Practical, calm guidance on the safety situations kids actually face — home alone, unexpected visitors, emergencies and fire. Know what to do before it happens.
This section covers the real-life safety situations that kids aged 8 to 13 are most likely to encounter at home. Every topic uses the same detective approach used across the academy: observe, think clearly, follow the family plan, and ask a trusted adult. None of these topics are about making you afraid. They are about making you ready.
Choose a safety topic
Home alone safety
Rules, habits and smart choices for when you're at home without an adult nearby. Includes a checklist you can print.
Unexpected visitors
What to do when someone knocks or rings the bell and you don't know them — or you're not sure.
Family emergency plan
How to build a plan so your whole family knows what to do in an emergency before it ever happens.
Fire safety at home
Smoke alarms, escape routes, what to do if a fire starts, and why you never go back inside.
The golden rule
Across every topic in this section, one rule applies above all others:
A trusted adult is someone your parent or carer has told you to contact — a parent, grandparent, neighbour, teacher or relative. You should know at least two trusted adults by name and phone number.
- Know your home address by heart.
- Know at least two trusted adult phone numbers.
- Know Australia's emergency number: Triple Zero — 000.
- Know where your family's meeting point is if you leave home in a hurry.
Triple Zero
Police · Fire · Ambulance
Australia's emergency number. Free from any phone.
How these topics connect to the academy
Learn about security technology
The Learn section explains alarms, cameras and smart devices — the tools that help protect your home.
Know your safety rules
This Kids Safety section covers what YOU do in specific situations — home alone, visitors, fires and emergencies.
Practise with scenarios
The Scenarios section lets you practise making calm decisions in tricky situations.
For parents and carers
These topics are most useful when discussed together as a family. Go through each page with your child, agree on your family's specific rules, and write them down. The Emergency Plan page has a printable template.
For a broader guide to using this resource, see the Parent Guide.