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The new hot-ticket in the world of best child proof cabinet locks is definitely the ‘hidden’ magnet activated locks. The downside to those is that the magnet ‘key’ is a floating/free piece that needs to be stored somewhere. Sure, the kits come with a little sticky magnet holder that can be moutned to the side of your fridge or somewhere else out of the reach of children, but it still has the potential to get lost or misplaced. Any magnet will work, but as a parent with 4 young children, anything that isn’t bolted down can get carried off!
Instead, here is an old-fashioned screw on option, with a twist. What makes these best baby cabinet locks better than average, is that they have an anti-pinch feature.
Typically, a child can open a cabinet door with a safety lock about 2 to 3 inches until the lock ‘catches’. That’s the point where an adult (or a really crafty baby) can push the catch and allow the door to open fully. Or, alternatively, the child can put there fingers around the door, and then shut it – pinching their fingers.
These Safe-lok child cabinet locks have a special feature where after the door has been opened that first 2-3 inches, the door can’t be opened or closed again without pushing down on the release tab.
We used these with our first child and loved them, but we opted not to use them this time because they require screwing into our cabinets – and we just got new cabinets!