Cabinet Latches

For baby #2 we bought fancy magnetic latches at the Right Start and they work! The first time around I bought latches at target... junk. my son figured out how to open them with a week!

The best as far as your child never opening them are Tot Locks. They required a magnetic "key" to open them. I use them on my cabinets under the sink and the one where we keep the medications. On the rest, I just use spring locks. Not sure where I got them, but I really like ones that have a little hook on the end that require you to not open the door all the way before pressing down. With others, if your child pulls really hard, they sometimes slip past the catch and open. Check Target, I might have gotten them there.

Not sure if you're interested in this option, but it is what we used and it's been working wonderfully.

We have really nice cabinetry and our house is only 4 years old. I really did not want to have to drill into all of it, so I picked a few cabinets (the one with cleaning supplies, the one with any alcohol, the one with glass or other breakable items) to put on 'lockdown' and then the rest remained open. I also moved those items to the cabinets that had 'handle' style pulls so I used clip style locks that are not permanent and VERY difficult to open (even for us sometimes lol!).

It took a little bit of shuffling on my part, but I put plastic bowls, spoons, Tupperwear, etc in the cabinets that were open. That way, he can get into those cabinets and play with the stuff in there. It fulfills his nosiness and curiosity, but with safe items that he can play with. He doesn't even bother with the other cabinets or drawers because he knows he can't open them, besides the fun stuff isn't in there!