Originally Posted by sharlan:
I've been using the plastic doorknob covers that you squeeze to open, but he can open them faster than any adult can.
We found that out too. Those things are pretty useless unless you don't want adults to open it. The kids were better at using it than we were!
At 5 he is old enough to know that the main door is to be opened by Adults only. Enforce that rule and make sure the parents know it too. It's one we enforce with the playground gate. It makes me crazy when the parents allow the children to open the gate. I stand there and tell them "Stop! For adults only" while the parent is there.