To leave my DC doors open at night?

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This is prompted by a thread I’ve just read where it talks about closing children’s bedrooms doors at night for fire safety; I get the reasons why it’s safer but does everyone do that and I’ve somehow missed that you’re supposed to?

@Donitta could you not just turn off or down the radiator if you're worried about that? I'm sure that case was highly unusual.

Jesus. We've had no internal doors now for 18 months since the carpet was fitted and the doors didn't fit (new build). I'm getting straight on it after we get back from our holiday!

@Twinkie01

Ours are all closed and the kids know to check if their doors are hot if the smoke alarm goes off, if they are hot they are to go into their bathrooms, wet a towel and poke it under the door. I was rescued from a house fire as a 5 year old and have always been extra cautious.

You should have a fire drill with your children, my uncle, a fireman, has told me about the children who are scared and hide in the bottom of wardrobes or in corners of rooms and succumb to smoke inhalation, they are often missed by fireman.

That's great but the vast, vast majority of children do not have their own en-suite bathrooms! Unless you're in the US of course! Perfectly normal there

I’ve always closed the doors. There’s no way I could sleep with a door open, bedroom door, en-suite, wardrobe door. All have to be closed.

Ridiculous, but I get spooked otherwise. Nothing to do with a fire risk.

My DC's doors have been closed since they were toddlers and first in their own rooms. They were poor sleepers and light and noise coming in from outside didn't help. It's a hassle when they have sleepovers and their guests want the light on and/or the door open as my DC can't sleep (obviously we accommodate it without complaint as they are guests and we want them to be happy but I am surprised that a lot of 11 year olds seem to not be happy with a closed door or lights out even when in a room with a couple of friends).