4 kids; we just kept them out of it (open concept home). They learn! We also made one drawer "theirs" (tupperware), so there was one they could explore.

We didnt have childproof stuff in the kitchen before we remodeled. We have a curious 2 year old and now a new one due in January. My wife is starting to get a little, overwhelmed a bit, and wants to make sure we are more cautious.

Funn, we also had a drawer our toddler was allowed in too. Tupper ware that had lost its matching tops, a few silicone items like spatulas, and other safe random things she could explore. Worked fairly well, but my wife really wants baby safety items added to the new kitchen.

Im going to take a look, but I was hoping for something magnetic that can be unlocked and kept unlock until needed.

Those look a lot like the "tot locks" we used. You only need to secure the outer drawer, right? Will they work on the sides, below where the inside drawer ends? Rotate 90 degrees, of course. The magnetic lock thingy we used was fantastic, every other kind mine encountered could be gotten through, but these, well, you can put the magnet up above their reach & the ability to turn them "off" (unlock) when you're doing a major kitchen thing is fantastic.

I used the product nosoccermom linked.

@tracie_erin And did you like them?

Yes, I like them fine, they work as intended and keep her safe. It's annoying to have to reach in to undo them, but that's life with a toddler! They're currently only on the two drawers holding the cleaning supplies but soon we'll have to put them into the entire kitchen as she's trying to open everything. We installed one on the side on the one drawer, and one in the middle on the other.

We mostly skipped the babyproofing in the kitchen. Chemicals all went in the mudroom where the doors allowed for a lasso style lock - so no drilling. We used a couple of this style on our lower cabinets with breakables (we had no uppers then, so glasses and plates were in the lower cabinet, subject to pretty easy breaking). https://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Xtraguard-Action-Multi-Latches/dp/B007A2ZSZ8/ref=lp_166865011_1_1_s_it?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1478892969&sr=1-1&th=1

Those worked well and did not damage our ikea high gloss white cabinets. But the opening cabinets without parents around phase is so short, it was easier to just not do the babyproofing.

We also used the same type Nosoccermom posted. We didn't have IKEA, but they should work with all drawers & doors.

One caution: If your child is technically/mechanically oriented, s/he may figure them out. My son did at around 2 or 3 - I found him staring at/studying them one day. After a few minutes, he reached in and pushed down the lever - and the door opened! So much for child-proofing! (I found him doing the same thing for the toilet lock - it took him longer to figure it out, but he eventually did.) The moral is that you should not count on these devices - it's better to put anything dangerous somewhere else locked up.

I didn't mind my children getting into pots & pans, etc. As mentioned above, I put anything really dangerous (knives, cleaning supplies, alcohol, etc.) elsewhere. Glass/ceramic were all in upper cabinets at the time. If they wanted to get into the cabinets/drawers, it was OK. But, I made them help me clean up when they were done playing.

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I would say half my cabinets have drawers and half do not. I am wondering if I should mix and match the magnet ones with the IKEA ones or just go all IKEA. I plan to go to Crazy Ikea tomorrow and buy a set.

I know it sounds vain, but we are in the middle of an expensive (to me) remodel and I would hate to put external child locks on this brand new kitchen.

Jason, Sounds like the kids won't have any problem getting in and the parents will be locked out.

A yard stick through the handles was a non-permanent solution for us over two decades ago; it worked great for us. Babies/toddlers pulled out a drawer but all the others came with thus blocking access to the contents. They were not tall enough to get into anything in the top drawer of a 3 or 4 drawer stack. A person could cover the stick with felt if worried about scratching.

I put a latch on the cabinet under the sink (where the cleaning products were), but my solution for drawers was simply to move the dangerous stuff up and the safe stuff down until she was old enough not to do something stupid. Towels down. Metal mixing bowls down. Knives up. Glass of all sorts up. And she had a drawer of her own. Still does, actually.

I had (still have) one wall of vintage cabinets with wooden slides. She couldn't get those open for years.