Quote Originally Posted by mimi View Post
...I told my dcb (31/2 yr old still in diapers) not to open/close the door in front of parent. I received a side glance from parent not happy I was instructing child not to do this. Excuse me, wind chill is -25 do you want to pay my heating bills?
I have the same rule ~ if a client EVER side glanced me about it they TOO would get disciplined

IMO this is not just a 'letting the cold air in or out' issue, or a you are going to break my door handle reefing on it which I agree would suck for sure but ultimately are just about money and are replaceable ... IMO this is a SAFETY issue for all the children in my care ... children are not permitted to open ANY door except the bathroom door because at my house opening doors are an adult job so that I know the children are safe at all times ...IMO when a child feels they are allowed to just open a door that exits the house it opens the reality that they could open it when you are not looking and run out into the street ... you hear those stories on the news about children who 'get loose' from the house because they were not taught to leave the door ALONE until they were old enough to earn that trust and they were hit by a car, died of hypothermia cause the parent thought they were napping and did not check on them until too late and other horrible preventable stories had the exit doors been kept locked and had the child been taught consistently that it was not SAFE to open the door by yourself at your age!