If your teenager daughter were to sleep in the backyard treehouse 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?

If your teenager daughter were to sleep in the backyard treehouse at night would you close the door?
i think its fine, i get that she wants to be alone, but since she wants the door open i wouldnt let her. her mom just wants her to be safe, an animal or a person could come in if the door was open or had the lights on, but why cant she read and talk on her phone in her room? the only concern i think is that something or someone would come in, or she'd get too hot int he summer, and too cold in the winter.



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Reply:I wouldn't allow it. She could be having a rendezvous with her bf or be raped.
Reply:When I was teenager, one of my classmates was sexually assalted one night when she slept outside in her family's treehouse. This was done by an older neighborhood boy who knew she camped out in the treehouse in the summer time.



If she dosen't like it that her mother comes by to check on her, lock the door and turn out the the lights, chances are she's up to something and wants her privacy for all the wrong reasons.



I'm not saying she's a bad kid.....just that she may find herself in a situation that she doesn't know how to handle. What if she's invited a boy over only he shows up with a friend or two?

One bad experience will affect her the rest of her life.



I would say that it's time for her to sleep in her own bed at night and to give up the overnight campout in the shed.
Reply:let her have some freedom
Reply:Hey Mum we were teenage girls once too, remember, But I agree The door is an issue. Nowhere is really safe any more. Try meeting her 1/2 way on a security door, that way the girl is not locked up but the shed is locked for her safety.
Reply:I am a Mom. There is absolutely no way in Hades that I would allow my child to sleep out in the shed/garage. No way.



There is no reason to be on the phone all night. None.



While I respect my children's privacy, if I were the least bit concerned about them, I would read journals and phone texts and emails to find out what might be going on with them.



But, being a loving, caring mother, I won't let my little kids stray that far from our family relationship in the first place.



Any feelings of being smothered cause fabulous explosions in artistry in our house. Our primary objective is to keep our children safe.
Reply:I am guessing that the neighbourhood isn't very safe? If she wants to try it out then I see no harm. But the parents should set this area up as more of a permanent thing. With safety in mind and all amenities she requires. Most 15 yrs are old enough to know right from wrong and are wanting their independence more and more. All she can do is try it out and see if she likes it and I would check on her every now and then if she was my daughter. All she can do is try it and if no good then she can give it up. :)
Reply:Sounds like she is trying to hook up with a boy to me. Not too many teenage girls want to sleep in a place like that unless they are up to no good.
Reply:why doesnt the girl herself turn out the lights and lock the door herself? perhaps a window could be constructed if she wants more AIRiness

And, I think it is perfectly reasonable for her mother to keep checking on her at night if she's ok.

There should be no reason for her or the "clean" correspondent to talk all night either.

If she wants her privacy, she should get

her own room.. her parents wont need to keep checking on her that way