I have a 1 and 2 year old and I'm looking for a way to keep them out of their dressers. They like to play in the room but they just cant keep themselves from pulling all their clothes out. I don't know if the childproof drawer locks would work on their dressers... any ideas?
2007-11-24 14:11:27 · 12 answers · asked by Ashley D 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
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2007-11-24 14:19:16 · update #1
Move their clothes out of their dressers for awhile. Once the fun is gone...they will move onto other things.
You can also make it a chore for them if they remove them. Show them that THEY will have to put the clothes back in the drawers and not just toss them back in...make it a REAL CHORE, not a game, show them it is not fun.
2007-11-24 14:17:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have/had the same problem with my 3yr old twin girls (they were 2 at the time it was happening though). They would just take everything out put it on and throw it on the floor. Their dresser wouldnt work with locks either, so we ended up just having to turn it around so the drawers were facing the walls! what a pain it was! They will grow out of it. just give it some time.. at 3 they dont do it anymore (thankfully!)
other than that, you could try those fridge childproof locks. they work differently than the ones you would use under cabinets.. however I think they are easier to undo.. even for a 2yr old problem solver!
2007-11-24 14:16:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they would. Try to picture them in my head. When the kids get in their dressers, have them pick the stuff back up and put it away.They are not to young to work on teaching them this. The worst thing about dresser drawers is that kids will use them to climb in and up. Good luck with this. you may have to sit in the room with them and when they start to do this, stop them tell them "No". The 2 year old is old enough to explain to but not the 1 year old.Just be patient with both. When they are in there alone, check on them real often. They should never be left alone really. Kids can get hurt so quick and so easy.
2007-11-24 14:22:13 · answer #3 · answered by Ava 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first son did this, and my baby has just discovered the bib drawer. It frustrated me a lot at first, as it seemed I was always refolding and putting things back away. You could get latches or empty out the drawers until they grow out of this stage. But I chose to move the wrinkle-prone stuff out of reach, and let them go to town with what I left in the lower drawers (bibs, socks, burp cloths, etc.) This is such a normal stage of exploration for them, let them have their fun with items that you can just stuff back in the drawer without worrying about it. It takes a minute to stash it all away again. My 2 1/2 year old grew out of this a long time ago, and I have to tell you that I feel wistful when I look at photos of him sitting in the middle of a mess he just pulled out of a drawer. These times pass so quickly. My suggestion is to let the children be children.
2007-11-24 16:04:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put locks on all of the drawers but the bottom one. Then, let them have that drawer. Put some clothes in there that you dont plan on them wearing soon. Dont fold them, just throw them in there. Let them play with the clothes in that one drawer all they want. They wont mind the other drawers not being open. My son is 16 months old and we did this for him. It works well.
2007-11-25 20:31:00 · answer #5 · answered by Deb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 3 year old still does this. I have been thinking about getting those latches like you can put on the top of the fridge doors where you have to push the button in to open it. You could use them on the dresser drawers.
2007-11-24 14:15:22 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well because cross dressers seem gay most of the time and people associate homosexuality with well sexuality. Homosexuals are stereotypes as being very sexually active and this scares people making them think that a cross dresser will be a pedophile.
2016-05-25 06:43:20 · answer #7 · answered by eneida 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have the latches... the only thing is that it open a little and what about if they get there fingers caught. but also what about if the dresser (gosh forbid) falls over. i say go with the latches and just keep reinforcing that they have all these toys and not to touch the dresser.
2007-11-24 14:18:05 · answer #8 · answered by joy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Drawer locks are a good start. Maybe you could give them one bottom drawer for toys so they have one to play with?
Good luck!
2007-11-24 14:15:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's their dressers - so why can't they get into them.....
Take all of their clothes out, place them in the closet; the folded things on the top shelf and hang the rest up - then they will stop pulling all of their clothes out.
The last thing you do is lock a child out of what is theirs.....
2007-11-24 16:45:15 · answer #10 · answered by David G 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋