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Calla
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My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
...AAARGGGHHHH. Guess I have to add a chain or something up high? When does this parenting gig get easier???
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Posted 5/30/07 5:37 PM  |
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monkeybride
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
They never cease to amaze you, do they?
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| Posted 5/30/07 5:49 PM |
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MelToddJulia
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
I have to lock my screen door, Julia can open it too, I get so nervous I'm always checking it to make sure its locked!
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| Posted 5/30/07 7:01 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
My 3 1/2 just started doing this and it scares me to death! Usually my dh is outside but still, I do not feel comfortable with him doing this.
And, oh.....it does NOT get easier-lol!! I have an 8 year old too.
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| Posted 5/30/07 8:09 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
I've been there. I hate to tell you but I don't think it ever gets easier.
Chain high is the best option.
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| Posted 5/30/07 9:22 PM |
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beachgirl
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sara
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
Oh my god I thought it was bad that my 15mth old has started climbing onto the chair and then the table.....I guess it doesnt get any easier we just have to get wiser!! glad she is okay I know you can get alarms for doors too in case she ever got out and you didnt notice her escaping!
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| Posted 5/30/07 10:05 PM |
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05mommy09
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
This happened to us while visting my SIL in GA...
We baby proofed her house (or so we thought) I was cooking in the kitchen- DH was in the bedroom, and DS was going back and forth to the living room and bedroom playing...
I walked down the hall to stay lunch was ready, and asked DH- "where DS?" I turned around and the front door was wide open..!!!
My heart stopped and I bolted to the door and there he was just standing there... When I called to him he just looked at me- shrugged- and said "Where Foof-foofs???"
I literally stood there holding him, crying for 10 min.- all those what ifs- going through my head...
Thank God- he cant do that with our doors in our house!
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| Posted 5/30/07 10:24 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
DS doesn't hang out near the front door when we aren't with him (gates and doors keep him away.... for now...), but we have the doorknob guards for doors we don't want him to open. Could you put one of those on the front door? That way, DH could still get in the house from outside, but DS couldn't get out. That's the only issue I have with the chains. I was thinking about it for a while, but then realized that it prevents anyone from the other side of the door from coming in.
For lever-style doors: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2308889&cp=2255984.2256208.2256220&parentPage=family
Or regular knobs:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2736579&cp=2255984.2256208.2256217&parentPage=family
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| Posted 5/31/07 7:42 AM |
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MrsBumbleb
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
yikes
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| Posted 5/31/07 7:53 AM |
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dandr10199
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
Posted by MrsBumbleb
yikes
WOW
I am not looking forward to when Gracie can do this!
Message edited 5/31/2007 8:06:36 AM.
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| Posted 5/31/07 7:54 AM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
Alex is 20 months old and she has already figured out how to open all the doors inside the house, and the screen door to the outside - it worries me to no end...
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| Posted 5/31/07 8:03 AM |
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Calla
My girls
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Re: My 26 month old daughter opened the front door by herself, and ran outside...
Thanks for all the good ideas. I should definately get one of those door knob covers, at least that would slow her down some more! Fortunately my alarm beeps any time a door in the house is opened or shut, so even if I'm in another room I'd know very quickly that it happened.
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| Posted 5/31/07 8:07 AM |
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