If your teenage daughter were to sleep in the backyard treehouse/ cabin at night would you close the door?

If your teenage daughter were to sleep in your backyard garden shed/treehouse would you come by and make sure the door was closed and lights were out?

A teenage girl I know wants to sleep in her parents garden shed/garage on some weekends? Her mother wants to make sure the door is closed and lights are out for her safety. The garage/garden shed is a seperate building from the house. The girl enjoys this place as indendance. Even though her parents worry about her for her safety she doesn't like the idea that her mother comes by at night to close the door to the outside and turn out the lights. Even though her mother locks the building door the girl can still open and unlock the door.

This girl is only 15 years old. Should she still continue to enjoy this garage/garden shed or give up?

The girls garden shed door only opens to the outside. In order for her to get to the main house she has to open the door and walk outside through the backyard.

This girl enjoys this little place

If your teenage daughter were to sleep in the backyard treehouse/ cabin at night would you close the door?
All depends how dangerous the area is, if she can lock it and unlock it that's fine. As long as she can, otherwise it's dangerous in case of fires.
Reply:I would not allow a 15 year old child to sleep alone and unsupervised in an outbuilding which does not have a lock.



While I live in the city where such a thing could be very dangerous, I grew up in a country area and my parents would not have allowed this either.



If this girl wants independence and her own space, her parents could consider enclosing an area of the house verandah for the purpose.



While it may be perfectly safe, the fact is that until a child is fully grown the parents are responsible for that child's well being.



If anything happened, such as a small injury from a wild animal, the child does not have the maturity to respond as an adult would, and therefore cannot have the same level of independence as an adult.



Cheers :-)
Reply:That's nice of you to help the girl paint the inside of her li'l cabin.. It reads like she lives in a safe area %26amp; she is able to lock herself in if she desires. 15 is an important age for girls in their pubescence. If she were my daughter, I'd let her enjoy the nature of it %26amp; wouldn't be concerned with turning out lights or shutting doors on her. She'll be fine.
Reply:It would depend on her level of responsibility and maturity.

It would probably be safe to do it where I live, but I would hold my daughter's cell phone while she's in there--so she can focus on nature without the distraction of technology, of course.



I know a couple of 15 year olds for whom I would insist they be on the pill or depo shot before allowing them to do this.