Hellobee Boards Topic: If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 23:20:07 +0000 Mrsbells on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62931 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:54:01 +0000 Mrsbells 62931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldnt feel safe with locking a toddler into his/her room. I would try to find some other alternative banana on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62925 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:49:07 +0000 banana 62925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I love the dutch doors idea! I wonder how expensive it is to install one of those. Rock n Roll on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62849 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:41:25 +0000 Rock n Roll 62849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I thought we would have to, because I was worried my daughter would wake up and wander around, but we've found that she just sits in bed and yells for us for whatever reason. She's only gotten out of bed by herself once, and she came straight to our room and climbed into bed with us. amy on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62829 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:21:29 +0000 amy 62829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Bee: Does Charlie get off his mat at daycare from naps by himself or does he wait for the teacher to say it okay? A floor bed wouldn't be so different from that. When you convert the crib to a toddler bed does it still look like a crib but one side has the shorter guard rails? If it didn't look very different from what he is use to I'm not sure if they would stay put if they haven't been prior. prettylizy on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62787 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:13 +0000 prettylizy 62787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: I think the gate on the door is actually a great solution, I was more responding to locking the actual door, I just re-read my comment and I wasn't very clear about that. I think LO being able to come to their doorway and look out/call out is fine. Andrea on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62762 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:47:11 +0000 Andrea 62762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @amy: interesting consideration! maybe i will get my daughter a high bed, too. thanks for the info! Mrs. Bee on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62760 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:45:39 +0000 Mrs. Bee 62760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @cyndistar3: we're thinking about the knob covers -- not a lock. @amy: we want to do a floor bed. his crib does convert to a toddler bed though. i wonder if he'd be more likely to stay in a toddler bed than a floor bed! amy on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62759 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:44:29 +0000 amy 62759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Andrea: I just told her when she woke up to call for mommy or daddy and we will come and get you. I actually never told her not to come down but she's always been hesitant at new things and we moved her to the new bed when we moved from CT to Seattle. The bed is pretty high, pillow top mattress plus box spring. I think if the bed was lower she might of gotten up and off it. I don't think I will be this lucky this time around when I move my son to a big boy bed. cyndistar3 on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62748 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:24:28 +0000 cyndistar3 62748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't put an actual lock on my childs door. I did put the knob covers on them though. Crisark on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62747 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:24:14 +0000 Crisark 62747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We didn't and won't do any locking from the outside. When we had issues of a mobile toddler in their own room we put up a huge baby gate to prevent them from going down the stairs. Before that one on the stairs we had one just in their own door way and left our door open at night so we could always hear them.. Andrea on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62746 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:23:52 +0000 Andrea 62746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @amy: Maybe it was you that I remember commenting about not getting off the bed? :-) How did you explain to your daughter not to get off her bed? looch on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62745 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:23:32 +0000 looch 62745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have the lever knobs as well, so I don't have any experience with a door knob cover. I'd just do a gate at the door. amy on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62739 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:20:49 +0000 amy 62739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have these on the door to the bedroom, bathrooms, closets, pantry and office: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Safety-1st-Prograde-Drill-Door/dp/B0035RQF54/ref=pd_sim_t_4" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Safety-1st-Prograde-Drill-Door/dp/B0035RQF54/ref=pd_sim_t_4</a> We have lever door knobs so the knob cover don't work. We don't always engage them but they are there just incase. My daughter has been in a big girl bed since 20 months and she never gets off her bed until we come and get her. She's 3.5 now. We have the locks mainly so I can keep my younger son from trying to play in the potty or from going into the bedrooms and emptying all the clothes from the dressers. It's his favorite thing to do all time. mrbee on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62729 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:15:11 +0000 mrbee 62729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @prettylizy: Is putting a childproof cover on a nursery door all that different from having a crib? A crib is basically jail bars around a mattress. chopsuey on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62723 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:12:32 +0000 chopsuey 62723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Bee: Dutch doors!!! Thanks. :) HAHA. Glad you understood what I was talking about. I love the door you linked! So much prettier than the image I had in my head! Mrs. Bee on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62715 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:08:28 +0000 Mrs. Bee 62715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jacks: ah interesting. we could probably find something like that. but charlie could still open the door and yell at us to come play with him haha. @chopsuey119: i love those dutch doors for a nursery! we wouldn't be able to do it in our rental apt, but i've wanted one for a nursery since i saw this image on pinterest: <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/104216178846796832/" rel="nofollow">http://pinterest.com/pin/104216178846796832/</a> heffalump on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62714 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:08:18 +0000 heffalump 62714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We haven't thought much about this yet since LO is only 6 months. There's actually a lock on the outside of my LO's door from the previous owners, but it doesn't work. I don't think we'd ever put a lock on anyway because hubby and I are both very paranoid people. We've talked about getting a video monitor for when she's older, because we'll hopefully have a baby #2 by then who will get our old monitor. And if she's one to get up a lot I like the baby gate idea. It would also keep the dog out of her room. Andrea on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62709 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:04:07 +0000 Andrea 62709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sorrycharlie: thanks! i'll have to put those on my wish list so i don't forget for when the time comes. :-) prettylizy on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62707 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:03:53 +0000 prettylizy 62707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I wouldn't feel comfortable locking my LO in a room. I don't want the bedroom to feel like a prison, or a place once they're in they're stuck. I listen to Dr. Joy Browne on the radio sometimes, and she always says it's okay to lock kids out of certain rooms, but never to lock them in. Mrs. Pickle on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62705 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:03:25 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 62705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The idea of it makes me uneasy, but with a video monitor I would consider it. sorrycharlie on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62699 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:00:14 +0000 sorrycharlie 62699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Andrea: thanks! Like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000MF518O/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1327946324&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000MF518O/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1327946324&sr=8-1</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000JOR0PU/ref=mp_s_a_9?qid=1327946324&sr=8-9" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000JOR0PU/ref=mp_s_a_9?qid=1327946324&sr=8-9</a> Andrea on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62695 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:57:34 +0000 Andrea 62695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sorrycharlie: that seems like the best solution so far! i didn't know they had those. chopsuey on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62688 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:53:32 +0000 chopsuey 62688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm not sure if I would.. Maybe we'd get those doors that are cut in half? bottom stays locked and the top stays open. Know what I'm talking about? Mrs. Jacks on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62687 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:52:52 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 62687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our kitchen door still closes and then we have a baby gate that attaches to the outside of the jamb. That way you have the best of both worlds :) I don't know if that would work with your door, though. sorrycharlie on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62685 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:52:22 +0000 sorrycharlie 62685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With the baby proof handle on the inside, it's just as easy to get in from the outside as any other door :) Mrs. Bee on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62682 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:50:48 +0000 Mrs. Bee 62682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @looch: if the babyproof knob were on the inside of the room, an emergency worker being able to get in wouldn't be an issue? Andrea on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62681 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:50:41 +0000 Andrea 62681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jacks: good idea! @Mrs. Bee: you could probably get a gate that attaches to the walls outside of the door and form a semi-circle. i am thinking something like this: <a href="http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=5804" rel="nofollow">http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=5804</a> sorrycharlie on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62679 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:49:14 +0000 sorrycharlie 62679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The family I nanny for has a video/audio monitor and a baby proof doorknob thing on the inside. Otherwise she be rampant getting into things. It's never been an issue - if she needs something she is loud enough! Mrs. Bee on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62675 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:46:58 +0000 Mrs. Bee 62675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Jacks: we discussed that as a possibility. i guess that would mean we would have to have the door open at all times though? @Andrea: my friend's toddler (he's well past 2) doesn't get out of bed until she gets him in the morning. she never trained him... he just stays in there! Mrs. Jacks on "If your LO sleeps in a toddler bed, would you consider locking their door from the outside?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-lo-sleeps-in-a-toddler-bed-would-you-consider-locking-their-door-from-the-outside#post-62671 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:44:16 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 62671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ How about a baby gate in the doorway instead of a locked door?