Ummm... it really doesn't sit right with me either. The first thing I thought of was fire safety. Then I wondered how she felt about being locked in her room? I know at that age (at any age really) my kids would be distressed by being locked in. Is there any other way? A lock on the bathroom door, as a PP suggested? And a baby gate at the top of the stairs? Would she climb over it if it was at the top of the stairs? It's a tough one, but I really don't think I could lock my kids in.
I used a small snib lock on my twins' bedroom door because otherwise they would keep coming out of their room and refuse to go to sleep. I unlocked it if they were ever distressed (and trust me they were not) and when they were asleep. I wouldn't personally leave a door locked overnight for reasons of fire safety, but whilst encouraging her to go to sleep I don't think it is a particularly bad thing. Overnight perhaps you could lock any other doors that present a danger to her instead of her room?
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