Not fun!

Is there a way to put a gate up at your door? My parents come down to my basement to drop off and pick up. There is a gate across my playroom entry separating it from the area where coats are hanging. After I buzz the parent in, they come down and I lift their kid over the gate and the parent gets them ready....no where to run! I can stand on my side of the gate and chat with parents but they are in charge of their child.