Every time I turn around, the refrigerator door is open and there he stands, pointing at something or holding something. He gets fed plenty, what can I do? I don't want to damage my fridge by putting a lock on it...
2006-07-07 14:39:43 · 21 answers · asked by Boom 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I always put my baby gate up so my daughter can't come into the kitchen.
2006-07-07 14:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by save_me_now 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you need to do is to take a rope or something like it and wrap it around the handles and just put a tiny lock on it , a lock for a little chest or jewelry box would work. You can even buy a very large rubber-band (ask at a hardware store or craft store) and loop it around until it fastens the handles shut. It should slow him down enough so you will see him in time to stop him. If that doesn't work you can put him in a play pen if you can't be in the room all the time, or use baby gates to block off the kitchen. Baby gates are a moms best friend! You want to keep baby safe!
2006-07-07 14:51:24 · answer #2 · answered by Kimmy K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get one of those ratcheting or pull straps for luggage or holding canoes onto the tops of cars and just wrap it around the fridge and then cinch it shut everytime you leave the fridge unattended for a while.
You can get one of the kind for like a canoe for about 6 bucks at a sporting goods store and they come in all different lengths.
Also, you might just put a kid gate around the fridge.
I am sure there are about a thousand different ways to keep a kid out of a fridge if you think about it.
How about just sliding a chair in front of the fridge when you are done. You could put a big block, like a thick block of wood in front of the fridge when you are not using it, and then the child would climb up on the block to get to the fridge door, but his own weight would prevent him from opening the door.
Maybe you could put a big leash on the kid that lets him get just within 2 feet of the fridge door.
2006-07-07 14:45:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are child proof fridge locks that do not damage the fridge.
You just stick one on the door and the other sticks on the side and then you clip them together. I had to put one on my fridge to keep the 3 toddler grandchildren that I watch during the day, out of mine. It works great. and doesn't damage the fridge at all.
2006-07-07 14:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I want to know how he opens it? must be a easy fridge to open. lock it? put a gate where the kitchen is and just hop right over when u need to go in real quick. u can put him in swing, bouncer, stroller when ur doing things around the house. i always did the first my first daughter. she never opened the fridge. she just couldnt, its too hard. now she is turning 2 on aug 24th and still dosesnt open the fridge. its too tall for her.
2006-07-07 23:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by natalie_rivera03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a refrigerator lock, like the cabinet and doorknob contraptions and electrical outlet plugs that are specifically made to keep children out of dangerous situations. My son has one on his. I think the slight damage that would be done to the surface of your appliance is better than your child accidentally closing the door and trapping himself inside to suffocate.
2006-07-07 15:00:26 · answer #6 · answered by Sherry K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duct Tape...or
http://www.totsafe.com/proddetail.asp?prod=125
2006-07-07 14:42:13 · answer #7 · answered by keb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try putting like Vaseline or something slippery on the handle of the fridge just high enough for him to reach (so you can open it higher up) so he can't get a grip. Eventually he'll just give up...sorry just and idea don't know if it really works or not...good luck
2006-07-08 05:34:26 · answer #8 · answered by Melba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's curious. Maybe you have the next Bobby Flay.
You need to say "no" and remove him. Yep, everytime. This is about rules and boundaries, you have to start young and be consistent.
Distract him when you have to be in the kitchen together. Toys on the floor so you can watch him or let him play with the pots and pans. My mom put toys into a bottom drawer that we could only play with while she was cooking. She changed the toys a lot so it was always new and fun. That's one of my fondest memories of my childhood.
If you are not in the kitchen, he shouldn't be either. Get a babygate and be firm. Again, boundaries, you are the parent, and he wants you to parent him.
Good luck.
2006-07-07 14:51:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I JUST WENT THROUGH THIS 2 YEARS AGO WITH MY CHILD. I TIED A PIECE OF CLOTH AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES (i have a side by side ref.).BABY'S UNDERSTAND MORE THAN WE THINK THEY DO.I FOUND OUT IF YOU SAY NO TO A BABY ENOUGH THEY WILL FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO BOTHER AND THEN YOU HAVE TO START THE SAME PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN.HE'S NOT HUNGRY HE JUST WANTS TO DO WHAT THE BIG PEOPLE DO IN THE HOME.SO YOU HAVE TO LET HIM KNOW THAT THE REFR. IS A NO,NO AND MEAN IT.LOOK HIM STRAIGHT IN HIS EYES WITHOUT A SMILE OR A FROWN AND SAY NO.THEN TAKEHIM BY THE HAND AND DIRECT HIM TO SOME OF HIS TOYS,YOU MAY HAVE LAID OUT FOR HIM.AND AS SOON AS YOU SEE HIS ATTETION GOING TOWARDS THE REFR. AGAIN.GET UP AND DO THE SAME THING.UNTIL HE UNDERSTANDS THAT THE FRI. IS NOT A TOY.
2006-07-07 15:02:06 · answer #10 · answered by aexclusivelady 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walmart makes a lock that has a sticky thing you put on your fridge and it's a lock. I think Safety First makes it. It's plastic. I had the same prblem with my son. The lock thingy works until he/she figures out how to open it. It took my son a long time to figure it out though. Go to Walmart and get you one.
2006-07-07 14:43:42 · answer #11 · answered by spoiledrottencollegegirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋