And yet with a particularly determined child one that is particularly determined to not stay in bed specifically it may be necessary to restrict their ability to leave the room at least for a little while.
Wa6s of keeping child in room without locking the door.
Locking a bedroom door does not.
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.
There are plenty of locks that can keep people out of your bedroom.
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.
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.
These locks are metal hooks that come out of the door and latch onto a bar in the frame.
Keeping your autistic child safe isn t just about keeping him in you also need to keep him or her protected while inside.
That means locking doors from the outside when a room is empty.
The most common are built right into the knob or handle of your door.
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.
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.