I have a 2 y/o who will turn the dishwasher off mid cycle and then opens the door which prevents me from starting it where it left off. He sometimes turns it on when there is nothing in it and we notice it on when we hear the water running. We got a lock to keep him out because he would open the door and stand on it! But I am at a loss from how to keep him from pushing all the buttons. Any ideas would be appreciated!
2007-01-09 05:00:11 · 20 answers · asked by Chirstineskidz 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
You must be talking about my 2yr old! lol,I put silver duct over all the buttons.So far it does the trick ;)
2007-01-09 05:03:30 · answer #1 · answered by Dylan aka Dilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not slap his hands he's only two and for him this is a game. A baby gate in the kitchen is a good idea so is time out. What have you tried thus far. Is your dishwasher a built in or portable, if its portable try turning it to face the wall. Maybe you can buy some sort of guard that will prevent him from getting at the buttons. A combination of time out and redirection is the best I think.
2007-01-09 05:32:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Besides correcting your child's behavior, many dishwashers have a "child lock" feature that will prevent children from operating the machine. Check your owner's manual or the label printed on the inside of the dishwasher's door to see how to use this feature if it is available. Usually, the child lock is turned on and off by pressing some combination of keys on the panel. Here's a site that can help you find your machine's user manual online:
http://www.appliance411.com/service/ownersmanual.shtml
2007-01-09 05:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my 3 and a half year old was that age he did the same thing. I would recommend that you start the dishwasher after he goes to sleep to prevent him from turning it off mid-cycle. As for him turning it one when there is nothing in it...I never really resolved that one. I would just redirect him if I noticed him turning it on. Eventually he grew out of it but I still have to do the dishes after he goes to sleep.
2007-01-09 05:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have read all your answers but I do not agree with them. With the water under pressure, the valve in either dishwasher or washing machine could become faulty and the water would continue to flow. Just a little water could cause a lot of mess and disruption. My husband has been called to sort out problems people have had with flooding. Another side to this is if appliances are set on timed for overnight use. It is very easy for the machine to continue filling if one component goes wrong. He has witnessed the devastation caused. I never leave the water on, on either my dishwasher or washing machine. It has only to go wrong once. Better for you to have the valve where you can reach it. Better safe than sorry.
2016-05-22 23:08:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children are really funny about rooms - they seem to believe every room is a play room. When my 3 were small they were always in the kitchen trying to get into everything because they were so inquisitive. I did not believe in putting 'child proof locks' on everything. I placed pots/pans and all of my Tupperware in a bottom cupboard. I then told my 3 - "this is your cabinet to play in. Do NOT touch any other cabinet - only this one!" They listened and only played in the cabinet which was theirs. That's all they wanted was a cabinet of their own. Never once did they even try to get into the stuff under the sink, any other cabinet or touch any of the appliances.
I've also done this with my grand daughters and they never opened any other cabinets. They always went straight to 'their' cabinet and left the rest alone. The are 8 and 10 now and outgrew their cabinet about 2 years ago.
As long as you set aside a 'small' play area, in a room, for a child - they won't bother with anything else.
2007-01-09 05:12:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use a baby gate to keep him out of the kitchen. There are worse things he could get into in there besides the dishwasher. I don't think any 2-year-old needs to be in the kitchen unattended. He's too young still for you to explain to him the dangers. Just keep him in areas that are safe (or with you) until he grows out of the "getting into stuff" phase.
2007-01-09 05:11:08 · answer #7 · answered by stickboy_127 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whenever my two year old does something naughty. Like messing with Daddy's computer. I put him on a chair, set the timer for two minutes, sit close by, and make him stay there until the timer goes off. Then I tell him why he is on a chair and ask him if he will be good when he gets off. He has to say "yes mommy" and then I let him down. It has taken a couple times but he is responding to it. Good luck!
2007-01-09 05:12:15 · answer #8 · answered by aimeeme_g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you would just smack his hand and tell him NO! and you might have to do it a lot to keep him from doing it but he has to learn and if you don't stop him he'll keep on doing it and break the dishwasher. I don't have any kids of my own but I do know that the only way you can get a child to stop doing stuff like messing with machines is to smack his hand and tell him no. I know this from babysitting and help raising my niece and nephew. You have to discipline them or else you'll wind up with a child who's rebellious and a machine that you'll have to pay a lot of money to replace.
2007-01-09 05:10:23 · answer #9 · answered by Irish Girl 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I agree with alot of the other ones, smak his hands and tell him no and move him away from the dishwasher, and continue doing it every time he does it and eventually he will get the message.
2007-01-09 05:18:51 · answer #10 · answered by bhelmsing 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pop his hands and tell him NO! When he messes with it while it's on. Otherwise, when your not using it there should be a switch (like a lite switch) that you can turn off on the wall so that it doesn't start up unless you turn it on.
2007-01-09 05:20:18 · answer #11 · answered by Curious J. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋