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Keeping a toddler out of drawers and cabinets
Smarty wrote:
As grandparents, my wife and I do frequent toddler babysitting. The kitchen cabinets, drawers, and other compartments are very tempting for our grand-daughter to investigate. We are looking for a way to keep this closed and inaccessible to a young child, while still allowing adults to easily open and close the doors and drawers. Unlike 30 years ago when our own children were toddlers, we now have very high quality custom cabinetry and drawers, and do NOT want to drill or attach any fasteners which deface or damage the cabinets / doors. The fasteners were used 30 years ago required drilling holes into both the doors and the cabinets in order to attach the plastic latches. This is NOT an option for our current cabinets. Does anybody know of any device or fastener or method which provides a secure and reliable latch to children, easy access to adults, and easy removal without leaving any permanent damage to the custom cabinetry? Thanks in advance for your assistance and suggestions. Nobody else said it, so I will- they used to sell little battery-powered alarms for applications like this. Smaller than a smoke detector, but using a similar horn, linked to a photocell that tripped the alarm five seconds after light hit it- hopefully enough time for a grown-up to turn it off when they were in the drawer or cabinet. I haven't looked lately- no idea if anyone still offers them. Seems like an obvious market niche. -- aem sends... |
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