Pro Contributed Tips Parent Resources Help Email Questions Suggestions Home Let's start with a common misconception about cabinet and drawer latches. Turn the package over and read the disclaimer on the back. Have quality safety latches installed on all lower cabinets and drawers. Even if you only have towels in the drawer. A drawer left open or opened by a toddler will almost certainly be the next object his head meets, with probably some of the sharpest corners you have in your entire home.
Latches activated by a magnet key are available.
These can be disengage when not required. Great for a grandparent who wishes to lock up only when the toddler is around and not be inconvenienced when he is not. By the way, keep up with that little magnet key. Lose it and you will have a real problem getting into those cabinets so equipped. We have found the magnetic latch safer but a little more inconvenient to use.