Re: Help! I'm locked in my house!

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In a message dated 10/2/2001 3:27:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

Taybrynn@... writes:

> I figure even if we never let anyone in our house again & we leave through

> the garage everytime we go somewhere it won't be long before she figures

> out

> how to get out the window. How come my child is smart enough to be a pro

> escapee & knows how to use keys but I can't potty train her?!!!!!!

>

> So anyone have any advice? Anyone have door or window alarms? Do they work?

>

Double keyed door locks work well...but you have the keep the key on you or

in a place the child can't get it.

There are window dowls that can be bought/or made and inserted into the

window sash...there are also keyed sash locks...

Ron

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>I figure even if we never let anyone in our house again & we leave through

>the garage everytime we go somewhere it won't be long before she figures out

>how to get out the window. How come my child is smart enough to be a pro

>escapee & knows how to use keys but I can't potty train her?!!!!!!

Just injecting some humor here but have you tried locking up the potty make

it more of a challenge!

Wife to

Mom to Ben (aka Godzilla)

On call milk machine to Abby(aka stinkerbell)

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Tracey,

I think the alarms would be a good idea for you. Kep is also a houdini at

locks and such. The first thing I did when I moved in was install new bolts

at the top of both doors. Luckily, even on a chair, he can't reach those

yet. Someday he will be able to though. I think the alarms would at least

let you know when she was attempting to escape. I think uses them and

had a good website for some. ?

Amy H

Kepler 4 ASD and Bethany 5 & 1/2 NT

" Illegitimus non carborundum "

(Lat: Don't let the bastards grind you down)

-Gen. ph Stilwell

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Tracey -

Barring keeping one eye on her 24/7/365, I just don't know. I've

learned I always have to be aware of where she is. ALWAYS. and it's

so tiring.

We do have a house alarm. (It came with the house). Everytime someone

opens a door or window, it chirps. That has been a Godsend,

especially when she gets in one of her " I'm going to do what I want

no matter how many times you tell me I can't " moods.

Other than that, I just don't know.

Good Luck....I understand.

Penny

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>>> By the time you hear one, either

> the bad guy is already in the house, or the kid is already out the

window!

> That's not prevention, that's notification!<<<<

>

It should also be a deterrent. The alarm is so darned loud that any

crook with half a brain wouldn't come in two feet of a house with an

ADT sign out front (I hope) :-)

Oh, and just a side bar. When we first moved in, the alarm went off

because of a faulty battery. We didn't realize we had to call the

alarm company with the code and we were just trying to figure out how

to shut the thing off. (jacqui was freaking!) We didn't know the

code, it hadn't been changed yet. Next thing I know, someone is

knocking at the door. dh answers it and it was a policeman with a

gun pointed at dh telling him to step outside slowly.

My point? Hopefully I'm getting my money's worth.

;-)

Penny

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This is the reason we fenced in the front yard. Expensive but worth it. And

the fence is actually attractive.

Sissi

Help! I'm locked in my house!

> I need some " been there, done that " advice right now. I'm locked inside my

> house because kept escaping out the front door. We tried all the

basic

> locks like latches & also deadbolts but that child can open anything.

She's a

> little Houdini! The final straw was yesterday when I thought she was

upstairs

> with her father & he thought she was down here with me, she was actually

out

> in front of our house playing in the middle of the street ( a street in

which

> many neighborhood teenagers drive very fast on a blind corner).So we

bought a

> gate latch, screwed it to the door & put a combination padlock on it. We

got

> a combination because we discovered she can use keys. It looks very white

> trash but I was happy with it because hey, it works. That is, I was happy

> with it until the doorbell rang today & while I was reading the

combination

> off the back & trying to get it open the person left before I could get

the

> damn padlock off!

>

> I figure even if we never let anyone in our house again & we leave through

> the garage everytime we go somewhere it won't be long before she figures

out

> how to get out the window. How come my child is smart enough to be a pro

> escapee & knows how to use keys but I can't potty train her?!!!!!!

>

> So anyone have any advice? Anyone have door or window alarms? Do they

work?

> Alcatraz would have been nothing for my 4yr old, she would have been out

of

> there in minutes.

>

> Tracey

>

>

>

>

>

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In a message dated 10/2/2001 11:12:59 AM Central Daylight Time,

reynoldspm@... writes:

> For the windows we used either screen door guards (metal grate type)

> or the white plastic garden lattice over the bottom half of the

> windows. We mounted these to the window frames. This way you can

> still open the windows for ventilation but the child can't escape

> through them.

>

> For the front door we used a locking deadbolt with the key around my

> neck. We also used a cross bar with a locking padlock, also with the

> key around my neck. We also used a heavy chain latch so that the

> door could be opened securely to speak without letting the child out.

>

> For the sliding glass door we used a locking pin placed through a

> hole drilled in the very top of the frame in the middle so that the

> doors were pegged. We also used a bar in the track, but that one

> didn't always stay there.

>

> To keep him out of the kitchen we mounted 2x4s to the wall with 6 "

> screws into the wall studs. Then we used heavy duty gate hinges and

> latches for a plywood gate. This was necessary because he was

> completely oblivious to danger.

>

Wow! Yeah I'd say youv'e btdt! ) Thanks for the suggestions.

Tracey

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Tracey,

Ahh... thank goodness someone else had an escapee. I thought I was the last

one on this list! Oh wait... 's daughter also escaped. Hmm.

Anyhow - my child can't do windows YET. I can't leave any windows open

though, because she 'does screens'. You know, like bend it in half by

knocking it over, jump out window, and run down street to lalaland? I'm

thrilled to know what i have to look forward to at age 4 though. Screens at

3, and windows at 4. Terrific.

As for doors..... we have the safety latch up high - the kind you have to

pull up and turn or else it's locked? I don't know if you're referring to

the same thing though - - it's supposed to be " child-proof " LOL. In this

house, it's stupid-proof because most of the time, we have problems opening

up the doors when in a rush, and newcomers can't let themselves out because

of that latch. The one time we had the girls escape was when I had gone OUT

the front door. A latch inside means SH*T if you walked out the door. (

Have you tried a chain? We have that latch, a lock on the door knob, and

then a deadbolt lock above. No combinations here, or I might as well

replace the door with sheetrock and stucco as I'd never get out the door

again due to memory failure.

My parents have an alarm system on all the windows and doors. Every time

anything is opened - - you hear a beeping noise. Beep beep.... kinda

sweet. But the thing with sounds like that is that once you have it

installed, you just get accustomed to the sound unless you're waiting for

it. Like... if I'm waiting for my dad and I hear " beep beep " , I will notice

it. Otherwise, nobody really hears it after awhile because it's not that

invasive or loud. As for the true alarm system - - again, it serves no

purpose unless you have it armed all day with you in the house. But it's a

given that YOU will set off the alarm more often than anyone else. And as

's law would have it - - chances are that if you arm your house to

that extent - - won't give a hoot about leaving the house again!!!

There is also the installation fee, and monthly bill to think about. can

you tell I'm not an alarm kind of person? By the time you hear one, either

the bad guy is already in the house, or the kid is already out the window!

That's not prevention, that's notification!

You could try the window bar, that goes on the bottom slider. I don't know

if she'd figure that out unless you keep on showing her. There have been

quite a few windows at which I struggle for minutes to open the wretched

thing, only to give up. I later found out those windows had those bars, but

it was at the bottom, where I didn't bother to look. I just figured it was

stuck!

I've managed to train my girls to steer clear of doors and windows. Since

last month. Um... will this be reemerging at age 4 then?

And can't help you with the potty LOL. I am thinking of catheterizing and

" suppositoring " my child just to have a successful potty day.

Grace

Help! I'm locked in my house!

> I need some " been there, done that " advice right now. I'm locked inside my

> house because kept escaping out the front door. We tried all the

basic

> locks like latches & also deadbolts but that child can open anything.

She's a

> little Houdini! The final straw was yesterday when I thought she was

upstairs

> with her father & he thought she was down here with me, she was actually

out

> in front of our house playing in the middle of the street ( a street in

which

> many neighborhood teenagers drive very fast on a blind corner).So we

bought a

> gate latch, screwed it to the door & put a combination padlock on it. We

got

> a combination because we discovered she can use keys. It looks very white

> trash but I was happy with it because hey, it works. That is, I was happy

> with it until the doorbell rang today & while I was reading the

combination

> off the back & trying to get it open the person left before I could get

the

> damn padlock off!

>

> I figure even if we never let anyone in our house again & we leave through

> the garage everytime we go somewhere it won't be long before she figures

out

> how to get out the window. How come my child is smart enough to be a pro

> escapee & knows how to use keys but I can't potty train her?!!!!!!

>

> So anyone have any advice? Anyone have door or window alarms? Do they

work?

> Alcatraz would have been nothing for my 4yr old, she would have been out

of

> there in minutes.

>

> Tracey

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