The reason experts say to leave the bedroom door closed at night has to do with fire survivability.
Locking bedroom door at night.
A fire will spread less quickly through a closed door than an open bedroom door possibly meaning the difference between life and death.
5 my wife and i have gotten into this thing where we lock our child into her bedroom at night to protect her.
Years ago the daily mail featured the story of a dad who was so exasperated that his son kept getting out of bed and going into mum and dad s room he put a lock on the child s bedroom door from the outside and left it locked for the night.
So locking your front door for me is a must.
Locking a child s bedroom door is a violation of many fire codes and can be a pretty big red flag for child protective services.
Cant go to sleep without doing it.
We lock her door at night so she cannot harm herself stumbling around the house.
Sonny cried for an hour but didn t batter at the door nor did he wake in the night.
We use a door knob safety cover to keep her from opening the door from the inside.
I also suppose this depends on where you live small rural town or rough urban area.
A robber home invador could get in your house without waking you up.
Things improved slightly on the second night.
And yet with a particularly determined child one that is particularly determined to not stay in bed specifically it may be necessary to restrict their ability to leave the room at least for a little while.
More recently american actress kristen bell admitted to locking 3 year old daughter delta in her bedroom while she went to sleep so she couldn t.
However has anybody ever locked their bedroom door at night.