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1·17 Jun 2026·on Grandparents upset about a latch on our class 9 daughter's bedroom door

Our nephew went through the same at about 12. What settled it was a rule for everyone, adults included: knock and wait. His grandmother was the strictest about it within a month, because she liked having her own door respected too.

1·19 May 2026·on 10 yr old at his cousins' for a month. one call so far. to ask where his charger was

From the other side: my nephew spends part of every summer with us. His calls home are short because there is too much going on, not because he isn't thinking of home. He asks about his mother at almost every meal. She never hears that part.