Re: Anyone have locks to keep kids in house?

[Guest guest]

I lock in his room at night. On my outside doors where the

deadbolt is, My husband drilled a hole so after you lock it you can

slip in a nail and you have to remove the nail to unlock the door.

This is something cant do.

Donna

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> Seeing the story about has me thinking. They are unsure if

he was actually kidnapped or if he wandered out in the night and

accidently drowned.

>

> Does anyone have locks on their doors in case their kids try to

leave in the night?

>

> I have two that are able to unlock the doors and get out, one

ASD and the other NT but has a sleepwalking record. I don't think I

would be totally shocked if they did, out of my mind scared but not

shocked.

>

> I just wonder what you all think.

> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

We heard a story about a boy w/ Autism wandering off and dying last year and

we freaked (granted our son is 3.5 but still...). We fenced in our yard and we

put new locks in. It was pretty inexpensive and my father - in -law put them

in. They are the kind that only open from either side w/ a key. We put a small

nail way up high in the moulding next to the doors and hang the keys there

( isn't interested in dragging a chair over to get them yet, but if he

does they will be too high up for him to reach for quite some time). We keep

the spare keys in an empty coffee can on the counter.

We are all dealing w/ so much already, a child wandering off or being abducted

is an unimaginable terror. I don't think that I could handle it.

Hope this helped :-)

lvchefmel <lvchefmel@...> wrote:

Seeing the story about has me thinking. They are unsure if he was

actually kidnapped or if he wandered out in the night and accidently drowned.

Does anyone have locks on their doors in case their kids try to leave in the

night?

I have two that are able to unlock the doors and get out, one ASD and the

other NT but has a sleepwalking record. I don't think I would be totally

shocked if they did, out of my mind scared but not shocked.

I just wonder what you all think.

Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

I do yes. I use the kind of security locks they use in hotels high up

on every door. It is a ball with a metal peice that goes over it to

prevent the door from opening. I do not know what they are called. My

son unlocks and opens the doors but cannot get past the top locks (not

yet anyway).

--- In , lvchefmel <lvchefmel@...> >

> Does anyone have locks on their doors in case their kids try to

leave in the night?

>

[Guest guest]

We have regular locks that both of my boys can and have opened, so we had a

security system installed. If any of the doors are opened when the alarm is

not set on, it still chirps so I always know if one of them opened a door.

During the night, if they were to open a door, the full alarm will go on and

it is really loud, also alerting the monitoring company who then alert the

police within seconds if I don't answer the phone.

I also purchased a child monitor that is sort of like a lojack, they wear

the bands that look like watches and I hold the main base. I bought it from

www.protectourlittleones.com

My little guy all of a sudden doesn't want to wear his though, but it

doesn't come off unless you remove it with a key, so far one of the best

I've seen with a fair distance choice, but if someone knows of one that is

completely water proof, please let me know.

We also have a pond, I am sick over this and my heart breaks for and

his family.

Thanks,

Carol

[ ] Anyone have locks to keep kids in house?

> Seeing the story about has me thinking. They are unsure if he was

> actually kidnapped or if he wandered out in the night and accidently

> drowned.

>

> Does anyone have locks on their doors in case their kids try to leave in

> the night?

>

> I have two that are able to unlock the doors and get out, one ASD and the

> other NT but has a sleepwalking record. I don't think I would be totally

> shocked if they did, out of my mind scared but not shocked.

>

> I just wonder what you all think.

> Thanks,

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

We did the exact same thing. Most hardware stores should have these,

and the locks can be easily adjusted to match your existing house key.

For our sliding glass door, I attached a device to the door that has a

prong that extends up into the top door frame for locking (no key).

This prevents the door from sliding, similar to jamming the door with

a broom stick or such, except it is high enough (for now) to be out of

his reach.

Not only is our son an escape artist, but when the old deadbolts were

in, he could (and did) lock us out of the house...there goes dad to

get the mail, I'll lock the door behind him!

> we put new locks in. It was pretty inexpensive and my father - in

> -law put them in. They are the kind that only open from either

> side w/ a key. We put a small nail way up high in the moulding

> next to the doors and hang the keys there

[Guest guest]

I have those sliding chain locks at the top of all the exit doors of

our home. Put them on when my toddler would escape from his room at

night and wander around, or during the day when he did try to get

out. He is three now, but I still have them on an lock them. For

only about $6.00 and ten minutes of work..you can have peace of mind.

>

> Seeing the story about has me thinking. They are unsure if

he was actually kidnapped or if he wandered out in the night and

accidently drowned.

>

> Does anyone have locks on their doors in case their kids try to

leave in the night?

>

> I have two that are able to unlock the doors and get out, one

ASD and the other NT but has a sleepwalking record. I don't think I

would be totally shocked if they did, out of my mind scared but not

shocked.

>

> I just wonder what you all think.

> Thanks,

>

>

>

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> Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.

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[Guest guest]

I worked in a group home where we had a (very fast, sneaky) runner/climber.

Fire safety wouldn't allow us to install locks but we were able to install

alarms on all bedroom and exterior windows and doors to alert us if the were

opened. Sorry I don't know the brand name. I also introduced myself to all the

neighbors, gave them a one page description of autism and a business card w/ the

group home number on a magnet to put on the fridge.

S S

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Seeing the story about has me thinking.  They are unsure if he was

actually kidnapped or if he wandered out in the night and accidently drowned.

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  Does anyone have locks on their doors in case their kids try to leave in the

night?  <BR>

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  I have two that are able to unlock the doors and get out, one ASD and the

other NT but has a sleepwalking record.  I don't think I would be totally

shocked if they did, out of my mind scared but not shocked.  <BR>

   <BR>

  I just wonder what you all think. <BR>

  Thanks,<BR>

  <BR>

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[Guest guest]

I lived in Germany from the time my oldest was about 8 months old until he

was almost 4 1/2. Our apartments there had locks on all the doors that used

a key from either side. When he was less than 2 years old, I found him out

in the street one day. I lived in a dead-end street with little traffic at

the time, so nothing disasterous happened but after that I kept the front

door locked. Not long after that, we moved. He had just gotten used to

sleeping in his own room and could not adjust with the new apartment. I

spent two weeks walking the floor with him, reading books to him, singing to

him, rocking him etc. for about 2 hours every night (and I was pregnant) and

nothing worked. I would lock him in his room and within 5 or 10 minutes, he

would go to sleep -- on a pillow, on the wood floor, directly in front of

the door (like hoping to escape?). After 30 minutes or so, I would unlock

the door and slowly open the door, pushing him (mostly on the pillow) across

the slick wood floor. Then I would pick him up and put him in bed. He also

routinely beat his head against the floor around that time, so he usually

had six bruises on his forehead. I spent a lot of time wondering when I was

going to get arrested for child abuse. <rolls eyes>

When he was a little past age 2 and I was 6 months pregnant, he locked me in

one of the bedrooms. I was in a nightgown with no underwear in a 3rd floor

apartment, so climbing out the window seemed highly unlikely. My military

husband had left 3 days earlier and did not expect him to be back for 5 or 6

weeks. I had visions of him coming home to find our dead bodies. Somehow,

I kept my voice calm and talked my 2 year old into unlocking the door.

After that, I made sure the keys were out of his reach.

Anyone else feel like your entire life is the extended version of

" Adventures in Babysitting " ??? =8^0

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[Guest guest]

on my door front and back i have an alarm that sounds

whenever the door opens. i also have a chain lock on

the front/back doors which is very high up.

vicki

--- Michele <talithamichele@...> wrote:

> I lived in Germany from the time my oldest was about

> 8 months old until he

> was almost 4 1/2. Our apartments there had locks on

> all the doors that used

> a key from either side. When he was less than 2

> years old, I found him out

> in the street one day. I lived in a dead-end street

> with little traffic at

> the time, so nothing disasterous happened but after

> that I kept the front

> door locked. Not long after that, we moved. He had

> just gotten used to

> sleeping in his own room and could not adjust with

> the new apartment. I

> spent two weeks walking the floor with him, reading

> books to him, singing to

> him, rocking him etc. for about 2 hours every night

> (and I was pregnant) and

> nothing worked. I would lock him in his room and

> within 5 or 10 minutes, he

> would go to sleep -- on a pillow, on the wood floor,

> directly in front of

> the door (like hoping to escape?). After 30 minutes

> or so, I would unlock

> the door and slowly open the door, pushing him

> (mostly on the pillow) across

> the slick wood floor. Then I would pick him up and

> put him in bed. He also

> routinely beat his head against the floor around

> that time, so he usually

> had six bruises on his forehead. I spent a lot of

> time wondering when I was

> going to get arrested for child abuse. <rolls eyes>

>

> When he was a little past age 2 and I was 6 months

> pregnant, he locked me in

> one of the bedrooms. I was in a nightgown with no

> underwear in a 3rd floor

> apartment, so climbing out the window seemed highly

> unlikely. My military

> husband had left 3 days earlier and did not expect

> him to be back for 5 or 6

> weeks. I had visions of him coming home to find our

> dead bodies. Somehow,

> I kept my voice calm and talked my 2 year old into

> unlocking the door.

> After that, I made sure the keys were out of his

> reach.

>

> Anyone else feel like your entire life is the

> extended version of

> " Adventures in Babysitting " ??? =8^0

>

> --

> Michele in Limbo (formerly in California)

>

> talithamichele@...

>

>

> Visit Michele's World!

> http://www.califmichele.com

>

> " Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be

> achieved by understanding. "

> -- Albert Einstein

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[Guest guest]

we have the perfect solution.

In the front door, we have a lock that you reverse and put the code part on

the inside instead of the outside of the door. This way when the door gets

closed, it is locked instantly, and the only way to open it is with the code.

And you have to also install a lock and key type on that door to so no one

can come in from the outside.

And for the garage doors we have a pad in the garage to get out, and a cut

off switch to disengage it.

hope this helps

angela