But before you go off the deep end about your child locking his or her door you should wait and look for signs of a problem.
Wa6s of keeping child in room without locking the door.
This is only helpful if you re actually in your room when someone tries to barge in but it will prevent them from being able to do it.
In a reddit thread earlier this year a poster questioned whether his family really deserved child services investigating the locks on their children s doors after all they were just bolted.
Keeping your autistic child safe isn t just about keeping him in you also need to keep him or her protected while inside.
If your bedroom has one of these pocket doors the best way to lock them may be a hook lock.
These locks are metal hooks that come out of the door and latch onto a bar in the frame.
There are plenty of locks that can keep people out of your bedroom.
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.
Plus the door locking makes it easier for teens to do things that they are not supposed to be doing such as sneaking out drinking or having members of the opposite sex in their room.
If you re in your room and you want privacy barricade your door by wedging a chair under the door knob or pushing a piece of furniture in front of it.
That means locking doors from the outside when a room is empty.
Locking a bedroom door does not.