Child Safety Locks: Toddler
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To Childproof or Not?
Asked by A.A. from Jackson
on February 24, 2011
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I recently asked a question about my 18 month old and behavior and it was recommended to me by a few moms that I do more childproofing. It got me to thinking...how mu...
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- We have some childproof stuff. Stairs and china cabinet, half the cabinets in the kitchen, but only under one bathroom sink. Save for the stairs, I childproof my s...
- I didn't child proof. At all. I think it's funny when I go to someone's house and the toilet has the "thing" on it so you can't open the potty! lol I really and tru...
- We pretty much cleared out anything dangerous. Some kids are really into everything, others are good about things. Our first would assess a room and find the tiniest w...
Babyproofing Drawers and Furniture
Asked by J.S. from Santa Fe
on February 19, 2008
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We're having some babyproofing challenges that I'm hoping to get some product recomendations for. We can't seem to find any kind of lock for shallow drawers. The dra...
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- As much as we want them to - latches won't stop kids from getting into where they want to. However, Home Depot sells "stubby" screw drivers that are about 1 1/2" tall...
- Have you tried putting up baby gates? I never found any locks or latches that kept my son out of anything. I ended up just closing doors to the areas I didn't want h...
- Even though it can be a pain, the word, "no" has been our best solution at home. There are just some places if my son gets into (and he's smart enough to get through ...
How Can I Childproof Kitchen Drawers?
Asked by B.H. from Dallas
on June 7, 2007
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I have a 2 year old daughter who is into EVERYTHING. I have installed childproof latches on all the kitchen cabinets and they're working well. However I can't instal...
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- Hi B., These are similar to the ones we use - http://www.childsafetystore.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/61/Drawer%20Latches%20by%20Gerber. They are easy to install since they ar...
- We had issues with the drawers also. You can use the magnet locks. We used "TotLoks" on ours. They come with an extra metal "slug" that you have to put in to make t...
- B., I second the Gerber drawer latches that Nicole has the link to. We use those on all cabinets and drawers in our house. The only place that I found them was at T...
Childproofing
Asked by A.G. from Detroit
on November 23, 2008
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Advice needed for childproofing. We have not childproofed our home yet, our daughter will be 9 months old soon. We haven't done it yet 1) because we can't really affor...
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- Get down on the floor and crawl around to see what she could get into. Make sure you look in every where and behind stuff just incase she can get to it. Then you can g...
- First off, try Craig's List or garage sales for child-proofing stuff. You cannot afford NOT to do anything! If you can't afford to purchase a bunch of child-proofi...
- A., The number one thing is to get all poisons(cleaning supplies), medicine, and matches up out of reach. Keep in mind that toddlers can climb up on counters and the...
Childproofing Help
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on January 18, 2011
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I am childproofing my home for my baby who is just starting to crawl.Need some ideas from moms on how you do it.Maybe there are products out there which I am not aware...
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- We tended to childproof as needed. We never did block the stairs. Our guy just never tried going up or down them without us there. We worked hard at teaching him how t...
- I did major childproofing for my first baby too in our first house. Then we moved to a 2nd when my 2nd baby was 6 weeks old. I decided to wait and see what she would b...
- i just covered outlets and put baby gates on the stairs when she started to climb i also got rubber corner covers for the fire place and latches for the cabnets. perso...
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 ...
Kitchen Drawer Child Safety
Asked by B.R. from Orlando
on June 5, 2007
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Does anyone have any ideas how to baby proof pull out drawers in the kitchen. We've done the lower cabinets, but the mechanism we used is impossible to use on the dra...
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- One Step Ahead is a company that offers great child proof devices. Check out the below link for their child proof device for drawers, http://www.onestepahead.com/ca...
- They make a device specifically for pull-out drawers. It takes some getting used to for the adults though. The drawer will come out only about 1 1/2 inches (maybe no...
- I used a baby gate, that way she wouldn't get in the kitchen.
Looking for Cabinet/Drawer Locks That Won't Damage Cabinets/drawers
Asked by N.M. from Chico
on June 4, 2007
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Hello All,
I'm trying to child-proof my cabinets and drawers and they don't have knobs. I'm in a rental, so I don't want to damage the cabinets by drilling holes i...
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- First thing I'd do is contact the home owner and see if they mind you installing them. Some poeple/ places will allow it as long as you leave them in place when you mo...
- Have you tried asking your landlord/manager for permission to install child safety locks? I'm sure he/she would understand since you need it and the person who moves ...
- hi N.!!! when i child proofed my kitchen, i went to "the home depot" and found some adhesive latches that go on the outside of the cabinets. they were around 3 doll...
Needing Advice on Childproofing Cabinets in a Brand New Rental Home!
Asked by J.H. from Dallas
on July 22, 2006
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We are moving to South Carolina in two weeks and have leased a brand new home for the next year. Our son is 15 months and into everything! :) I would greatly apprec...
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- I love "tot-lok" products. They are magnetized latches inside your cabinets. You use the strong magnet that comes with them to unlock them. It is hard to explain. ...
- I didn't want to drill holes into my cabinets/drawers, so I purchased some adhesive childproof locks. I got them through onestepahead.com. I have had them on for a y...
- hey J., In my rental we are big on pressure mounted walk-through gates. Here is the link to the ones I use, I currently have three!! http://www.babygates.com/Web...
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...
