Well... that's a bit vague.
It depends on why the lock was taken in the first place.
Like if you are really young, and live in a country where door locks are uncommon. Your parents kinda don't need to provide a lock.
You could reason with your parents on privacy and sense of unease/danger. Especially if there are adult family members (not your pa...... reply
Heres a good one:
The door swings by itself at night because it has no lock to keep it in place and it surprises you and you’re not able to sleep because of it. You have to pretend sleepy the for a few mornings for them to take that into consideration though. If they notice you being sleepy in the morning and ask you why, thats even better. 1 reply
