That dc's SHOULDN'T be closed in another room...

[MammyKaz]

At BIL for dinner & his two DCs are 11 & 9 our DD is 2. They have a playroom, which yes many think is great but I'm not a fan of in general as they tend to just be in there not socialising. Anyway we're popping in & out to ensure DD is ok but then BIL closes door to playroom effectively cutting them out of the whole occasion so the adults can have some peace!
Seriously!?! Got my goat well & truly up I opened it right up & moved DD's play into main living area hummphhh!

Yanbu to want to be able to hear your 2 yr old.

We have a playroom for toy storage but tend to sit in it with the dc.

YANBU given the age of your dd. Different for them as their dcs older

Age difference is the issue here, happy for older kids to be in a different room - 2 year olds need to be supervised by parents.

Lovely to have a separate playroom on which to close the door on the 11 and 9 year old. Can see why you want your 2 year old near you tho.

I have a play room, kds are 4,7&16. Which is actually just a room that tos are stored in with limited furniture so it's good for getting things out on the floor. Eldest never uses it as he has the biggest bedroom. The other 2 move freely between their rooms, the living room (where the tv & computer are), playroom and kitchen (where all of the craft things are kept/done) depending on what they are doing. I wouldn't put them in there and close the door if I had company, although if I need adult time with a visitor, I will put a film on in the living room and sit in the kitchen to chat.

Hhmmmm yes can see that playroom is attractive for older children. But for BIL & SIL this is & has been a way of "parenting" for a long time & their TV is in there & on the majority of the day. It wasn't to get peace for an hour. Not my style.
However, on Christmas Day, or any family gathering, would you not expect your DCs to socialise? This is discounting the hour or so playing on the new wii game or whatever with DH.

YANBU!! My DC are 7 and 6. DD often asks to be allowed to go upstairs and watch TV in my room. Sometimes I let her. She never stays up there long. She asked today and I told her no, Christmas is about Family and we were to stay and play together. She didn't moan too much!

My dd & dn spent most of the day in the living room while the adults were in the kitchen. We were having a good moan/gossip & the kids were only in the next room. We were all in & out of both rooms through out the day. However 2 years old is too young to be left unsupervised.

I certainly wouldn't mind the kids being happy and distracted in another room for a good while, as it would give me a chance to chat to the other adults and so on.
However, I don't like the idea of the door being closed. My two little ones at only just 5 and 4 in Feb still need free access to their parents (or whoever is caring for them at that moment) at all times, with no barrier to cut them off.
I wouldn't like my kids effectively shut away. Odd thing to do really.

We have a playroom but dcs (9, 7 and 3) never actually play in there. Is a 14 ft square cupboard - or might as well be. But would be lost without it in terms of toy storage (more so for the 3 year old who has the smallest bedroom and the largest, ugliest toys).

We have a playroom on the top floor and it's fab. Toys are all in one room, they can (and do) make a huge mess in there with dens, they run around shrieking and letting imaginations run wild in a way that they aren't allowed in the rest of the house. But they are 6 and 8. No way would I let a 2yo in there unsupervised, so Yanbu!