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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...
How Do You Childproof Sliding Closet Doors That Are All Mirror?
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on December 3, 2010
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I'm sure there' s a product but I don't know of any ... what are they called and where can I buy them?? Thanks!!
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- I would get a wooden dowl that you can put down on the floor like you put in windows or sliding glass doors to keep them from being opened from the outside. You can ha...
- I love refrigerator locks for everything that you can's drill into. You need two clean and smooth surfaces for them to stick onto. Not pretty, but no way a toddler get...
- Dowels might work but maybe not since mirrored doors tend to be not as thick as wooden ones. I loked up on a website and got this: http://www.safebeginnings.com/WebC...
Accordion Doors Keeping Them Locked?
Asked by J.S. from Jacksonville
on April 19, 2011
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We put our daughter in a toddler bed, and because she is a climber, we put her dresser in the closet and went to buy a zip lock so she couldn't get in. However, we wer...
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- We had the same problem with our 3 year old as none of the safety latches would reach. Bungee cords. Problem solved. A lot more cost effective than all the other adver...
- We also used the bi-fold clear locks formOne Step Ahead, they were great (except you have to remember to undo them before you try to go in the closet :)) We used themo...
- We use the safety first bifold locks that B posted. They've kept the doors closed with my son pulling on them, which is impressive because he had managed to "beat" alm...
Childproofing Lever Door Handle
Asked by H.B. from Honolulu
on September 4, 2010
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My 17 month old daughter has a lever door handle on the door to her room. She could push the button in and lock herself in her room. I can't find any devices to put on...
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- replace the door handle with a simple unlockable door knob... the kind for closets etc. That is what we did. We have lever handles.
- Check out One Step Ahead.com. They have a lot of awesome baby proofing. I'm quite sure that I have seen that type on their website. God bless!
- Take the doorknob off and reinstall it "backwards," so the lock is OUTside her room,
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...
How to Childproof Without Drilling?
Asked by M.M. from Orlando
on January 1, 2009
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Hi, does anyone know of any places where I could get some type of adhesive childproofing locks? We've been using these adhesive straps on the outside of our cabinets...
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- A) Get your chemicals out from under the sink RIGHT NOW!! SERIOUSLY! Walk away from your computer right now and imagine there are no cabinets on your doors and take aw...
- You might think of putting up a gate at the entry way of the kitchen, no fun for your lil one, but at least that is one area he wouldn't be able to get into trouble. J...
- Hi, we got some adhesives ones--along with most of our baby-proofing stuff from http://www.Onestepahead.com Here's a direct link to their babyproofing section: http...
Is There a Limit to Babyproofing Your House?
Asked by K.S. from Washington DC
on June 1, 2009
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I have a 12 month old son who has been walking for about 3 weeks now and here's what we have so far: stair gates, table edge foam guards, and cabinet locks. We have a ...
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- I would suggest also if you have a flat screen to make sure it is secured. I just bought an attachment for my wall so that mine can be secure. My daughter is 2. You ...
- Hang in there.....He's only been walking for 3 weeks now....It'll take some time before he's not crashing multiple times a day. My son's been walking for over a month...
- When you have to go to the bathroom, cook, etc. put him in a pack N play with some fun toys. It only takes a second for something irreversable to happen to a toddler ...
Toddler Is Obsessed with Doors
Asked by C.S. from Denver
on May 15, 2008
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My son is absolutely obsessed with doors. He is 26 months. I just want to know if anyone else has gone through this or if this is a really bizarre obsession he has. ...
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- It seems like my oldest son was obsessed for a while. He was also obsessed with locking them first, too! We'd just moved into our first house, and it had weird unloc...
- He is just curious. Don't curb it, he will get over it. I had a daughter (she is 8 now) that loved to see how everything worked. She would get into EVERYTHING!!!! B...
- I have a friend who has a 5 year old boy who was obsessed with light switches at your son's age. He was NUTS about them. They had to build him a special foot stool tal...
Help with Childproofing Home
Asked by M.L. from New York
on May 17, 2008
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Please Help!
My 7 month old just took apart her monitor in her crib! our house is not child proof yet and i am really concerned. does anyone know what gates are...
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- It's time to child proof your home. If you have stairs, don't use a pressure gate. The risk is too high. It's best to have one installed (screws in the wall and all). ...
- Hi M., I have to tell you that my first daughter would get to every item imaginable. It was like she was on wheels. I would find her picking up every speck off of the...
- These are recommendations from a professional childproofer with experience in over 2000 homes. Learn about the hidden dangers not many know about and the most effectiv...
Child Lock for the Oven
Asked by C.D. from Detroit
on January 16, 2010
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Can anyone recommend a good childproofing idea for the oven door? Our door only locks when it's in cleaning mode and our 16-month-old has figured out how to open it. ...
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- We've had both the lock that Kristen recommended and the lock that C. recommended. From our experience, the one that Kristen recommended is far more reliable and stur...
- I couldn't find any specific oven locks, so I bought a cabinet type lock from Buy-Buy Baby at Hall and Schoenner(it was the only place I could find it). It is two piec...
- http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3749221 This lock works great, you have to slide it to the side then lift to open. This is well work the price
