15 Things Navy SEALs Teach Women Living Alone to Keep Burglars Away at Night

Living alone at night can make every strange sound feel bigger—but the best security plan isn’t about confrontation. This video breaks down fifteen habits a retired Navy SEAL taught his daughter to make her home harder to target, from nightly lock checks, deadbolts, closed blinds, motion lighting, and timers to alarms, safe-room planning, and keeping a charged phone beside the bed. The biggest lesson is simple: security should buy you time and distance. If someone gets inside, the goal is not to investigate or fight. It’s to move behind a locked or braced door, call 911, create noise and attention, and wait for help. Locks and alarms can buy seconds. A rehearsed plan decides what you do with them.