Anonymous wrote:This is an honest question-people actually don’t leave their screened windows open at night on the second story because of safety concerns? We did this every night growing up, currently do it without a second thought with my own kids. I read here and often wonder if I’m negligent, other people have clinical anxiety, or something in between.

We don't do it because of allergies, but unless their bed is RIGHT against an open window, the safety aspect would never occur to me.

Where do you live? Because it literally depends on the neighborhood.

Can you add a ceiling fan? In a townhouse, it can get very warm upstairs in the summer if you have a window open.

This is an honest question-people actually don’t leave their screened windows open at night on the second story because of safety concerns? We did this every night growing up, currently do it without a second thought with my own kids. I read here and often wonder if I’m negligent, other people have clinical anxiety, or something in between.

You could get a fan that fits in the window. We have one that comes with wedges so it is very secure. And it can do the reverse air flow if you want to pull air out or in.

Btw, our HVAC guy told us we have to keep DD's door open since there is no return in her room. Otherwise it gets super stuffy in the summer and freezing in the winter.

I always slept with my window open as a kid. Can't do it much now because of allergies. I think the only risk is someone falling out- and that's only if someone's bed is under/against the window. If that's the case, I would leave that one closed. Other than that, talk to them about not leaning on the screen and go for it

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Anonymous wrote:Is your concern them falling out of the window or a break in?

Myriad - bats, bugs, break-ins, falling out sleepwalking but none that I think are realistically going to happen. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to crowdsource someone’s like I did this and it was an awful idea because xyz.


Thank you to all of the PPs!

Do you have window screens? Bats and bugs shouldn’t be a problem then. You gotta let the anxiety about the other stuff go, they’re just so so so unlikely. My 6yo DS’s bedroom window has been open 75% of nights of his life and he’s here to tell the tale.

Anonymous wrote:Is your concern them falling out of the window or a break in?

Myriad - bats, bugs, break-ins, falling out sleepwalking but none that I think are realistically going to happen. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to crowdsource someone’s like I did this and it was an awful idea because xyz.


Thank you to all of the PPs!

Is your concern them falling out of the window or a break in?

Window open is fine. And add a fan for additional air circulation.

Do you have ADT security or equivalent? You can set the sensors along the window so if the window is slid up by a bad guy, then it sounds the house alarm.

I wouldn’t leave the screen open. Just open the window.

The teen boy stench starts around 10 and won’t go away until they move out. Open the window and have them sleep with the bedroom door open too. We tend to run our AC at night even in mild temps which help a bit. GL but there’s not much you can do (mom to 3 boys here).

I leave my seven year olds window open over night.

I’m not worried about her falling out. If someone wants to break in they will do it another way.

Our two sons share a small bedroom ages 6, 10.

It’s incredibly stuffy smelling in the morning even with the air purifier running over night. Ife been opening the window in the morning while everyone is eating breakfast and closing it before we leave. My older daughter who’s a teenager cannot stand the smell of their room in the morning. It could be sweat and farts but it does have a terrible stuffy smell as I would describe it.

Would leaving a window with a screen open all night help?

Our home is setup like this here: