Use Child Safety Latches and Locks for cabinets and drawers in kitchens, bathrooms, and other areas to help prevent poisonings and other injuries. It can help prevent children from gaining access to medicines and household cleaners, as well as knives and other sharp objects.
Installing Child Safety Latches
By B. Lane
Doorways and cabinets can provide enticements to curious children, but even seemingly innocuous doors might pose hazards to young kids. A door might lead outside to a busy street or a cabinet might contain cleaning chemicals that are lethal if ingested, so it is important not only to monitor children but to install child locks to ensure your kids are safe when out of sight.
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There are numerous inexpensive and effective child locks available for standard kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors that are easy to install for even inexperienced parents. Two different varieties of child safety locks are available: one works as a lock on the door handles and the other provides a catch to prevent a door from being opened all the way.