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When is it age appropriate to remove the latches or safety locks from cabinets

Beer Fart , Monday, 9th of August 2010 09:48:24 PM

My older two are 17 and 19, so it is been too long to remember, but my 
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younger two (twins) are 3.l have recently painted my kitchen cabinets and 
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only really had a lock by then on the kitchen cleaners cabinet.The type of 
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lock l had looped on the outside handles will cause wear on the new painted 
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finish. What age do you think l might be able to not have a lock?l am 
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thinking about have my husband put an inner lock on just those two 
cabinets.
Yes, two small children is why l am waiting on a new 
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Twii , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 12:11:37 AM

Noithing we ever used worked, my daughter was very good at  
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figuring them out. I can remember her dad trying to get into a cabinet  
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once getting more and more frustrated becuase HE couldn't figure the latch  
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out. My daughter then maybe around two gently pushed him back. Stuck her  
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hand in and released the latch.She took out all of the outlet plug covers  
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as well.  
 
 
 
 
 
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Suki (sue-key) , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 12:49:31 PM

Thats still young enough to get into stuff not realizing it is  
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harmful. Messing the paint on two cabinet doors is nothing major and can  
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be easily and cheaply fixed. You really shouldnt be that worried about  
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the new paint anyways. With young kids Im sure you know lots of things  
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are gonna get scratched, scuffed, spilled on, and all sorts of other  
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stuff. If it is really such a hardship to keep the lock on, move these  
chemicals to a top cabinet instead of a bottom one.  
 
 
 
 
 
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misty , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 01:25:24 PM

well its when they understand what can happen when they touch  
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the things they shouldnt do like for example a glass if they drop it will  
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smash then will know they will cut themself i would keep one cupboard  
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with a lock still onfor cleaning products and harmful substances and take  
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the rest off i think 3 and a half is a grt time to do it but uve got to  
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have eyes at the back of ur head lol  
 
 
 
 
 
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Daddy , Friday, 13th of August 2010 02:31:28 PM

when youre kids start in elementry school seams good.  
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but honestly idk since im not a mom my lil sis is 3 and we still have  
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locks but it all depends on you and the kid really whenever you think  
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youve tought them not to get intoo those sort of things:)  
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But its not really such a hassle to unlock them so I would keep em on as  
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long as possible:)  
 
 
 
 
 
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