My Toddler Keeps Locking Doors

In my house it was as easy as turning the lock from the outside with a flathead screwdriver scroll down to see a photo and for what to do with different kinds of doorknobs.

My toddler keeps locking doors.

June 6 2007 at 12 25 pm. Grab a thick elastic band and loop it around the doorknob. Not to mention an alarm system which of course serves the double purpose of letting you know when your kid escapes lol. Although it s unlikely that you ll be able to stop your child from playing with doors entirely you should still supervise her to make sure that she doesn t get hurt.

It s shockingly easy to kick a door down locks and all. If it s prevention you re here for there are a ton of hacks and products that can keep kids from locking doors and getting themselves stuck. Gripping the band firmly loop the other end around the opposite doorknob making sure the x pushes the latch inward. I ve been using them for 17 years since my first child was a baby but apparently you can t have something like this on your door in case of fire.

All of the opening and closing of doors is a way for your daughter to essentially practice recognizing and recalling that which she has started to understand and conceive of. Locking a child s door is a fire hazard. It won t keep a determined burglar out but neither will a deadbolt really. Having multiple locks or latches on exterior and no no room doors provides extra protection as well as will take longer for your toddler to undo if they master how to do so.

If we weren t renting this place it would stay where it is but my landlord has asked us to remove or assume all liability if something bad were to happen because someone couldn t get out. Simplest thing is to jam something into the hole where the latch goes like a styrofoam peanut wad of paper etc. If your doors already have locks the easiest way to baby proof them is to simply lock them every time you close them. Baby proofing doorknobs to keep them shut the way to baby proof doors is to simply make it so that they can t be opened by the inquisitive toddler.

This may prevent the door from latching securely but it should certainly keep the lock from engaging. Gates and dutch doors are safer options and less alienating for the toddler. If you want security a metal screen door is really the way to go. The thing about toddlers is they learn and fast.

Twist the band so it makes an x. For one thing she. Motion alarms can also tell parents when kids make a break for it and they are easy to implement.