This is a difficult question to answer.
Should parents lock their bedroom door.
The question for both teens and their parents is should teenagers be able to lock their bedroom door in the first place.
And if the child is giving their parent cause for suspicion to look around.
They also may lock their bedroom door or the bathroom door to ensure that their privacy is respected.
Parents sometimes get very freaked out when their children start locking their bedroom doors but they really need to relax and not assume the worst says dr.
According to sex educator and therapist shirley zussman the answer s pretty simple.
In the uk it s not illegal to lock your child a room but for reasons of safety for example fire and possibly not being able to hear your child if they re hurt and the door s completely shut many people agree it s not something they d do lightly if at all.
Many parents do not allow locked doors in their home because they immediately think that their child is participating in some sort of hazardous illegal or undesirable behavior simply because the door is locked.
Parents who lock their children in their rooms at night are generally divided into distinct groups.
Zussman advises in my opinion parents bedroom doors should always be closed not just for.
If there is a proper healthy relationship between the parents and the child there should be no need for locks on a door.
There are those who genuinely feel that their child will escape and cause harm to themselves if they didn t lock them in.
This is a normal part of growing up and not a reason for concern.
It may also earn parents a visit from child protective services.
Motion alarms can also tell parents when kids make a break for it and they are easy to implement.
Gates and dutch doors are safer options and less alienating for the toddler.
Locking a child s door is a fire hazard.