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How to Unlock an Interior Bathroom Door
Asked by D.R. from Nashville
on June 4, 2007
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My two year old just locked and then shut our downstairs bathroom door. Fortunately, she was outside the bathroom or I would be calling 911 instead of asking you guys ...
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- Try using a belt. Sounds like you have the same doors we have but we have a little key that goes in it. But, a belt should work if you have one that is small enough to...
- try takin an old credit card and putting it in between the door frame and and swipe it. my 3 yr ol son did the same thing and it seemed to work for me.
- hi try a butter knife hope this helps T.
How to Make Door Quit Locking
Asked by D.S. from Houston
on March 29, 2011
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my 3 yr old has figured out how to lock doors.he is constantly locking himself in rooms and then we have to pick the locks. right now i have all door knobs removed so ...
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- We had to change our door knobs to the kind that has a slit on the non locking side that a coin can fit in. Just put a coin in, and turn, and the door unlocks really e...
- throw a towel or something over the top of the door. saves little fingers too
- You can change the knobs as long as you keep the original ones, in the event you should move, then you'd replace the old ones. Only if you replace the one to enter in...
Do You Have Double Front Doors?
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on October 9, 2011
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Hi all,
I have a stupid question but since I can't come to everyone's home to take a poll, I have to do it this way. If you have double doors on the front of your ...
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- There is no correct answer. What it usually comes down to is how each door opens into the house - say, up against a wall usually - it's going to be the door that prov...
- The doorbell is on the right as well as the opening door. I don't think you can change it typically unless you have it custom made. In short, you pick the door out and...
- We have a double door in the house we just bought. I didn't have a choice...it was just built this way, but when I answer the door from the INSIDE, the door on the le...
Can Not Get My 4YO to Stay in Her Bed at Night
Asked by A.C. from Charleston
on August 21, 2009
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My 4YO daughter has started getting up at night and finding other places in the house to sleep. It started in the spring with her trying to come to bed with us. We t...
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- I wrote to another parent about my younger daughter who did not sleep through the night (http://www.mamasource.com/request/recent/40503/1251207344/1) and was, years la...
- We are having the same issue with out youngest who is also 4. Over the past few months, she gets up multiple times during the night and comes to our room. I'm a very...
- Here's a positive approach that you could try. Our daughter is 3.5, and for most of her life has been a good sleeper. However, for the past several months she has wok...
Going to Bed
Asked by L.M. from Tampa
on April 3, 2010
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Help! My two year old son will not go to bed at night. He is in a "big boy' bed for the last 2 months and was going down fine. We just had a baby mid March and sinc...
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- I just moved my 2 yr old twins to big beds and put a child lock on the door. We can easily open the door from the outside but they can't get out. My son is a major cli...
- How tall is your gate? We bought the 3 food tall ones and they work great. My son only figured out how to open it a month ago at 3 1/2. He now opens it for us but know...
- Hi L., He's either jealous of your time with the baby, or he just wants to be part of the fun. I wonder if you could allow him to stay up until 8:00 or 8:30 no...
Dishwasher Reccomendations?
Asked by K.S. from Dallas
on January 2, 2008
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Our small, old builder-model dishwasher is on its last legs. The posts and baskets are rusting out. No wonder, I run it at least twice a day to accomodate all the ki...
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- We bought a Maytag Quiet Series 300 last year and love it. It hasn't had any problems and is quiet. You can set a timer on it to start in 2, 4, or 6 hours. You can ...
- I replaced the builder dishwasher about 10 years back with a GE Profile. It has extra insulation around it so that you don't know it is running, you use regular dishw...
- We bought a Bosch at Lowes and love it!! I will never have another brand of dishwasher. Too many good things to list but my favorites are stainless steel interior an...
I'm MAD!!!!
Asked by B.. from Dallas
on November 8, 2011
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So, our faucet on the front of the house was turned on this morning. Probably by some jerk kid. (I'm not a fan our neighborhood kids, because they are loud and annoyin...
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- Relax..... it's just a prank. Obviously they know you are bothered by them. Kids are loud....that's how they are made. It could be so much worse... slashing tires, ...
- Laurie has a good idea. I also think you can get a new faucet put in that requires an allen wrench. I would not be happy either!
- Plumbers are wonderful people. They can easily add a shut off switch inside your house--no matter where you live! Good luck. That stinks.
Supernanny Technique - How Many Times Did You Have to Return Your Child to Bed?
Asked by J.A. from Fresno
on September 22, 2011
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My 3 1/2 year old "strong-willed" son has destroyed his second crib tent, so we're trying to teach him to stay in his room at bedtime. We specifically did not do this...
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- I've had to return my daughter to her toddler bed two to three times a night. Last night though it was just once so I think we're getting somewhere with this. Regardle...
- I did her thing for 3 months, and it NEVER worked ... I even applied to the show to have her show me where I went wrong! Then daddy said we were done ... then we foun...
- How did you have the presence of mind to count? Yes, it does get better. I know you were worried about this, but part of growing up is "graduating" from baby thing...
Recommendations for a Home Security System
Asked by X.O. from Chicago
on November 3, 2011
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There have been a string of random home invasions in the Western suburbs in the past few weeks, and the burglar has killed a little girl in one and "subdued" a homeown...
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- I have a really BIG dog that likes to lay in the bay window near the front door.
- We went with Vivint. It was free to install and they put in 4 door alarms, window sensors on the girl's windows, window-shatter sensor alarm, we have a duress code in ...
- we have ADT, we went with wireless that way lines can't be cut.......we've had it for a year
Mini Van Poll
Asked by C.B. from New York
on March 2, 2011
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Why do you love your particular mini van? What are some maintenance issues you have run into? How many miles have you put on it? TIA!
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- We have a pretty plain model of Grand Caravan (2003). It has two bench seats, and I wish we had captain's chairs instead. It also doesn't have self-closing doors. It's...
- I love my minivan. I have a Chrystler T&C and got it when I was annoyed by having to get the baby carrier in the car with the door open trapping me and dinging the ca...
- I have a 2002 Chevy Venture. I'd like to hate it, but it does have it's redeeming qualities. I like that the middle seat is a bench seat with third-row access on the s...
