I think it comes down to due diligence since we are alone with children making us all vulnerable. In this day and age of home invasions and pervert neighbours etc. we need to be aware. No being paranoid isn't part of it but why take the chance when a simple click eliminates some of the danger.

Mostly for me it is about turning around and finding a parent standing behind me. If a parent can silently enter and let's face it if our kids are enjoying their day they are noisy and it is possible to do then a parent could also walk in and take their child and you barely notice or another person could do the same if they wanted to.

One of the reasons I work from home alone is so that I am not on display and being scsrutinized every minute of the day or working with the knowledge that big brother is watching me. It gives me the creeps frankly and I used to be a school teacher where yes the principal could listen in to our class from the office with a simple click of the intercom and that never bothered me.

In home daycare I tend to be wary of things being taken out of context since it is someone walking into the middle of things and doesn't get that what you are saying is saracasm or teasing and not the way you would normally talk but part of what you were doing - although that still sounds wrong when I type it but I think you all know what I mean.

We use danger as our excuse for keeping the door locked but the reality is that we are private due to our silliness in daycare and not how I want adults to view me. I get to stop and compose myself back into an adult on my way to answer the door.