Opening Doors???

Jae, please tell me this is NOT the same house as the "Bad Parenting" discussion! That would just put icing on my "What not to do as a parent" Cake lol. I wouldn't let my kids answer the door until they were at least 12, because my parents did that to us. We were not "grown" as they put it and therefore had no business at the door unless they knew for SURE it was family, and even then they would not readily say "go ahead and open the door." I just think that's a bad decision. AND She let you know that her mom couldn't come to the door! If you had been a "baddy" as my mom says, then you could have done anything to her, and whoever actually was in the house. I totally disagree with letting children do things that could put them in harms way, and that is one of them. They would have to wait, and call me on the phone if I have not answered after a decent amount of time to let me know they are outside.

Theres no way on earth I would let my children answer the door, and they know this too...If I cant make it to the door, they can stand there and wait...

My son is 9 years old and I still don't let hm open the door unless I have looked out the window and I know who is knocking at the door. You can never be too safe.

My kids no better and my oldest is 12 and she knows not to open the door. If I can not get there right away and they do not know the person they have to wait for me to answer it period. If it is someone we know really well, then I will let them open it but they have to clear it with me first. A lot of times if someone we don't know is knocking I won't even answer it if my husband is not home. We will just get real quiet and pretend we are not home.

I have a 12 year old and 9 year old twins- they don't open the door unless they know the person on the other side of the door. And more than half the time they won't answer the door then cause they are just to darn lazy.

We have a house rule, only an adult answers the phone or the door. If there isn't an adult available (shower/bathroom run) then no one answers the door. My family and friends know my kids won't open the door, so if they don't have a key, they wait!

It is always better to be careful with your small children. Opening the door by a small child is not bad but some one elders should be there because now adays so many types of violences are there so it is always better not to allow ur small children to open the door when no adults are with him /her.

Here in the Philippines, kids are usually allowed to answer the door as soon as they're tall enough to reach the door knob and are old enough to reason with whoever's at the door - to tell them if whoever they're looking for is in or not. I know that there's this "safety" issue that you're worrying about. But here, it's dangerous whether a kid answers the door or if an adult did. First of all, houses usually have gates or are in a subdivisions. So that's as much security we get. Next, if someone was planning to kidnap the kid - they'd better of do it on the street where kids go to play together than in their houses :P It's a strange, strange world. Thanks for the response on my discussion!