Should you ever lock your child in their room?

System · Feb 24, 2020 1:37AM

Should you ever lock your child in their room?

We've seen this topic come up in our forum - and it's one that divides opinion. So, we decided to get expert opinion from an Educational Psychologist about whether it can ever be beneficial to lock your child in a room...

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Debblah · Feb 24, 2020 1:37AM

I was lucky. My son was in a toddler bed at 16 mths and never got out. Not once. Not at night not in the mornings. He stayed in the bed until i got up and said he could get out. But had he been a toddler who got out i would have put a child safety gate on the door. He was also not a climber. Thankgod.

Mmm337 · Mar 19, 2020 9:55PM

The Google link that let you this article was “Is it illegal to lock your child in their room? - MadeForMums” which is not answered.

And if anyone can afford to run to the “professionals” every time a parenting question or dilemma comes up, then why don’t they just hire overnight nannies?

Should you ever lock your child in their room?

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