Knocking on bedroom doors

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Do your children knock on your bedroom door before entering if they know you are in there? Did you knock on your parents’ bedroom door when you were young?
I did / we do, and it’s just a privacy / courtesy thing, but apparently this isn’t the norm in my friends’ houses and I’ve ben made to feel like it’s odd.

Our children don’t knock (10 and 6) and we don’t mind at this stage of the game but I am going to start knocking on DS 10’s door to give him some privacy.

We tend to leave the door to our room open when we're in bed (to hear the kids really) and barely spend any other time in there, so it hasn't really come up. I will knock on their doors (10 and 6) if they're closed though.

We always knocked on our parents door, and from the age of about 10 onwards they knocked on ours. I will do the same with future children - I think it's important to teach them to respect other people's space and privacy.

Yes and yes, if the door's closed. (As teens my siblings and I even used to knock on the doorframe or say "knock knock`' or similar, but I wouldn't expect smaller children to do that.)

They’ve started since they want privacy themselves!

Mostly we didn't go in. Same in this house too - they very rarely come into our bedroom.

I started knocking on their door when S1 was about 12 I think - originally would knock and push the door open at the same time, now wait a couple of seconds. Don't wait for an answer though because half the time they've got headphones on.

No they don’t knock but I don’t think I ever shut my bedroom door!

My kids do only because it's all they know. Ever since they have had there own rooms I don't enter without their permission or knocking. I've brought my kids up to know that their bedrooms are there own personal space.

DS starting knocking after he saw some episodes of postman pat when he was 3.

Always. Although they don’t extend the same courtesy to us 🤔

DD7 DS5 don't ever knock. DS16 does knock after an embarrassing situation 🥴

Yes always on both sides from when DC were old enough to be taught this

Growing up the general rule was always knock on a closed bedroom door before walking in. But we also had a general rule that doors were left open unless you were changing/wanted privacy for some reason. So if you went to a closed door you could assume that the person in the room might need notice before you barge in - whether that's so they can finish getting dressed or just hide their diary.

If the door is ajar/open then it is polite to make yourself known before you walk in, we would always knock in the doorframe or say "knock, knock" from the doorway, so that the person has a chance to tell you they don't want to be disturbed before you interrupt them but it is also assumed that if the door is ajar/open then you aren't doing anything private so someone walking in is not unexpected

Yes, same here

DD 13 yes, DS 7 no.

I always knock on DD'S door before entering too.

Our bedroom door is never closed and even if it was I doubt they’d knock. I always knock on my teenagers’ doors though. And my younger one if their door is closed.

yes, It's basic good manners.

I have no desire to walk in on my teen ds naked, and I'm sure he feels the same about me. We didn't show basic respect for privacy when I was a child, and it always felt a bit intrusive.