Baby safing for an almost toddler?

Question

We never really baby safed anything until recently. Now that our 19 month old is running the house freely we are trying to make the house as safe as possible. I bought some drawer latches but they were one piece latches and they did not fit on any of our end table or entertainment center drawers so I was wondering what some other ways of safe proofing drawers and cupboards would be. Any other ideas for safe proofing as well are welcome. The cheaper the better as long as it absolutely safe.

I don't ever leave him unattended honestly and I've become accustom to repeating the word "no" lol but I figured it was worth seeing what other people have tried. He's very well behaved but things like drawers and cupboards are amusing to him as he's in an exploring phayse in his age and it would just make it a little easier to have these items locked from him. Thank-you so far for all of your answers.

Answer 1

There is a product out, that can be found at most stores (I believe Home Depot or Wal Mart is where I bought mine at), that are inexpensive.

The product is a Tot-Lok Kit that has latch that goes into a cuboard on the inside - it takes roughly five minutes to install several of them. It can not be seen on the ouside of the cupboard/cabinet door so it does not interfere with the decor of your home. In order to open the door, you take the magnet that comes with the latches, and swipe it over the front of the cabinet door (where the latch is inside) and it will unlock it. The second the magnet is not over the latch, it locks again.

Then, when the children are away (say to grandma's for the weekend) you just flip the latch on the inside of the cabinet door, and it remains unlocked until the latch gets flipped back again.

I am in child care, and use this product on the cabinets under the kitchen sink where the cleaning supplies are kept, to ensure no children can open it.

I have provided the link to it as my source- it is at the bottom of the page.

The best way to childproof your house, is to get on your knees, and walk around your house on your knees-- anything you can reach, your child will be able to reach at some point in his or her pre-school years. So it is best to child proof the house now, so it becomes a normal part of life and decor, and not something that has to continuously be re-adjusted.

Also, I highly suggest you get a slide lock for the doors in your house that lead outside, and install them up at the very top of the door. That way, as a toddler wakes up and climbs out of bed while the parent(s) is/are sleeping, the parent(s) does/do not have to worry about the child opening a door and wandering off. It also is an extra piece of protection when the family is asleep from anyone getting in through the front door, and it takes no longer to unlock than any other locks on the door.


Good luck.

Answer 2

I bought an oven lock for my entertainment center. It was only a couple of dollars. My oldest could open the cabinets at a really young age with the standard latches. I bought some that were a (___) kind of a shape, and went on the outside of the cabinet and held the two cabinet handles closed. Also were really cheap. I think both came from Target. They also make one that looks kind of like a bow and are hard to un do, even for parents. Good luck with your little trouble maker!

Answer 3

There should be a couple of safety latches available, you could also invest in a couple of baby gates to keep the little one away from certain areas unless you are in that room with him/her and really watching them.
Honestly I don't think we baby proof anything, its more like adult proof..Cause it only takes a child a few minutes to get into anything they want...
I have problems with baby proof stuff all the time and yet my oldest can get into this stuff in seconds.
nothing is absolutely safe, the most safe thing is to keep an eye on your little one and teach them every day, and even then you will be repeating yourself often.
good luck

Answer 4

Actually I used the johnny jump-up/ the walker with brakes when I had to shower or was cooking. Otherwise they would follow me around,when laundry had to be done. The best idea for trying to baby proof is getting on your hands and knees, crawl around and see what you can touch and get into. For outlets the best is "Safety", they make a clear plastic covers that when put in to outlet they are not that easy to get out and for some amazing reason both of my kids didn't think they were toys(the white ones they thought were cool to play with).

Answer 5

ok properly so some distance because the in-regulation. My mom in regulation is likewise elderly and annoys the craps out of me. Be brilliant about it, refer on your boyfriend and tell him that she needs to bypass to her own homestead often times. that it is overwhelming sufficient with out sleep and continuously having a fussy infant at the same time as she is round. The slumbering difficulty. My daughter is 5 months and sleeps fro10pm until eventually eventually 9am.. attempt conserving alot in the course of the day. Play with him and take short naps.. hour naps the longest.. not in any respect let him stay asleep for more desirable than an hour and a 0.5. Wake him up and save him up. Come nighttime time.. let him take a nighttime nap round 6:30 or 7:00. Wake him up and play with him until eventually ten. Feed him and he might want to stay asleep. Key to it is holding him up alot in the course of the day with short naps.

Answer 6

It really depends on what type of cabinets you have..Since our kids cant reach the top ones, we dont worry too much about it. The ones that are under the sink, we just put a hair tie holding the knobs together...It has worked so far

Answer 7

Try Tot-Locks... they are magnetic locks that you can install almost on anything... and you don't see any unsightly plastic pcs. You can pick them up at Babies-R-Us for $30 for 9 pcs. Not cheap, but well worth the money. I have them all over my house.

Answer 8

there should be a kit that has differnt stuff in it i bought one for my niece it had differnt things in it