Child Safety Locks: Babies 'R' Us
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Childproofing Cabinets - Recommendations Please
Asked by D.G. from Chicago
on June 8, 2008
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I'm looking for a recommendation in childproofing our cabinets and drawers. A friend highly recommended TOT LOCKS but it involves drilling deep into cabinets and thei...
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- Is there really anything in you cabinet that could her hurt your baby? With my first child I went crazy with baby locks etc. With my second I placed everything I felt ...
- Adhesive Mount Magnetic Cabinet Lock - we love it! ordered it from one step ahead - but have also seen it at Babies R Us - no drilling - it has a magnet key for you t...
- We used totlocs on some of our cabinets. They really get the job done! Unfortunatley, they are pricey and they were a SUPREME pain in the neck to install with much d...
Childproofing
Asked by C.T. from Detroit
on April 17, 2008
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Can anyone recommend some good childproofing locks for the drawers. I bought some from Babies R Us but they do not stay on the furniture. My kids are constantly pull...
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- I would take this in a different direction, just because I'm efficient and object to mindless busywork. If you were to take everything out of the drawers and instea...
- I know this is not what you requested but you could start teaching them "no touch". I have a son that will be 4 in June and a 19 month old son and they both started l...
- Lowes Hardware has a good selection but I have found that Babies R Us had the most variety. Ours are an off brand and are the kind that you have to pinch to open from ...
Help Finding Locks for Childproofing Framed Kitchen Cabinets
Asked by J.B. from Philadelphia
on August 29, 2008
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I am having a very hard time finding cabinet locks that fit my framed cabinets in the kitchen. The frames are over 2 inches so it is hard to stick your hand all the w...
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- do they have nobs? If so and they are facing one another you can double up rubber bands (the heavy duty kind). If they have loops you can connect two with shower cur...
- Hi J., Guess what I use to keep cabinet doors shut from baby? Dog collars! Quick release style flat nylon or cotton dog collars. these are the only thing which...
- I used locks for my first child and then with my second child we had to move to another country and rent a home so we could not install locks. We just trained my seco...
Childproofing Stairs and Cabinet Doors Without Drilling
Asked by L.B. from Dallas
on December 5, 2008
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I am looking to childproof the top and bottom of my stairs (wall on one side, ballaster on other) and also lower cabinet doors and drawers in the bathrooms and kitchen...
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- We have a extra tall pressure mounted gate at the bottom of our stairs. No gate at the top because it is only a bonus room and baby doesn't go up there. We have neve...
- Remove any dangerous items from under the counters until she is older. You can put a doorknob cover over doorknobs to keep her out of the bathroom, but, guests and inl...
- We've got the pressure mounted baby gate and it works fine. We also found some magnetic cabinet latches that just stick on - no screwing - I think they're made by kid...
Baby-proofing Recommendation
Asked by I.S. from Chicago
on April 28, 2007
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would you recommend a baby-proofing company or brand of products which has worked for you and your little one?
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- I had Protective Parents Childproofing come out to my house. They have a website you can check out with safety tips and prices protectiveparentschildproofing.com. A ...
- You can get a lot of the baby proofing stuff at Babies R' Us or Target. I think my cabinet latches and drawer latches are from safety first. Also, Babies R' Us has t...
- My duaghter is only 3 1/2 months old; however, since I have friends and family who visit with toddlers, I began baby-proofing during my last trimester. One of my girl...
Childproofing Question
Asked by E.H. from Minneapolis
on October 22, 2007
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I'm getting started on baby-proofing my house. Just wondering if those of you that have already done it can give me some helpful tips. I'm concerned that I have a lo...
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- With regards to cords, if you can hide them behind furniture or something, that would be best. We have only 2 cords out in plain view and of course, my daughter is dra...
- With my babyproofing I just made the cords as short as possibly to the wall and took a twistytie and bundeled them up. With everything else I just put any knick kn...
- One Step Ahead is a great place to start, and then from there I found what I could at Target and Babies R Us. I still ordered some things that I couldn't find in store...
The Masked Cabinet Crawler!
Asked by M.P. from Raleigh
on May 30, 2008
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I live in an apartment and I'm pretty sure that I'm not allowed to install those childproof cabinet latches which require some drilling of the cabinets. (They were the...
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- Are there handles on the doors? Only thing I can think of is the thing that slides over the handles and holds them closed but that only works on the double doors.
- I know you can get the adhesive kind of cabinet locks. I was recently searching for one for my lazy susan, and it is adhesive, but I saw regular cabinet locks that ar...
- Depending on what type of doors and handles you have, I think they make some type of "slide" lock thing to childproof cabinets. It slides around the cabinet door handl...
Child Proof Lever Locks (To Outdoors) on Rental Home - Help!!
Asked by N.A. from Minneapolis
on October 7, 2010
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Anyone have suggestions for childproofing lever door locks for the doors that go to the outside and the garage? I need something that will work for a rental home. It c...
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- Can the landlords put in a deadbolt lock higher up it would a bonus for security reasons too.
- In my opinion anything that is only fastened when you are home is none of their business. As long as you repair any damage to the wood trim it should not violate any ...
- We used these on our lever handled doors.http://www.babyproofingplus.com/item3251.htm I think I got them at Home Depot. For my son it was a short term fix, he figur...
Stressing Out About Childproofing. Advice?
Asked by L.B. from New York
on August 11, 2011
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I live in a very small, cramped apartment that was my husband's before we got married. For years, he has been promising me we will move and then something comes up an...
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- I am also a non-babyproofer. I mean of course, to a degree, but not really. I don't use gates. Before I had kids I thought oh sure I'll use those, but honestly, the...
- the only child proofing we've ever done was switching out all chemical cleaners for natural, non-toxic cleaning supplies. You really just have to watch your baby cons...
- Maybe I'm the wrong one to ask, but we didn't do any of those things. When a baby starts being mobile, you really have to be in view always. Then, you redirect when th...
Baby-proofing Products
Asked by J.F. from Minneapolis
on November 27, 2006
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I'm wondering if anyone can recommend (or not recommend) any babyprooofing/safety products? My daughter is crawling quite actively now and starting to work on standin...
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- I know that if you are a busy mom that it can be difficult to keep a constant eye on the little ones.. My daughter will be 5 in March and I never had anything baby pro...
- Hi Jenn :) I found the easiest thing to do with Charlie was to simply make all the items in the drawers and shelves he could reach "Charlie" friendly. That way h...
- Sounds like you did a great job! You can never go overboard on baby proofing! As time goes on and she starts to explore more you'll be sure to find other things you'l...
