https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 15 Nov 2026 09:02:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1202043 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:34:40 +0000 shinymama 1202043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 14-month old isn't interested in the buttons - he loves to close it and then claps for a job well done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1202034 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:32:21 +0000 regberadaisy 1202034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, not so funny button story. LO loves to push the on/off button of the PS3. She blew the motor not once but twice. Sigh. There's your $200! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201921 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:57:53 +0000 plantains 1201921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would save the money. DD is constantly trying to push the buttons on everything. We just keep telling her no, and slowly but surely some of it is sinking in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201896 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:51:34 +0000 regberadaisy 1201896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beaker: bahah my LO will just pull at the towel. We have taught her to dry her hands on the kitchen towels.</p> <p>@babynumber1: ugh. We have moved the dog's bowl into another room. If we forget to close the door she will go in and put more food in her bowl. The dog's happy! ;)<br /> Our kitchen, dining room and living room are all a open plan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201762 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:20:24 +0000 babynumber1 1201762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: We actually have our whole kitchen gated off to avoid things like this. Our LO loves the dog food, so we lock it in the kitchen while she's awake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201759 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:19:51 +0000 Mrsbells 1201759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beyond2: My 18 month old constantly turns our dishwasher on. Only way to prevent it is to lock her out of the kitchen. She isnt able to open the door though because it has a lock on the door but not a lock on the controls </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201723 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:05:22 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 1201723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This may be a stupid suggestion, but could you keep a towel draped over the controls? "Out of sight, out of mind" is my most effective parenting strategy, haha :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201461 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 11:04:31 +0000 Mamaof2 1201461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: I can dream right ? =) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201430 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:55:19 +0000 Thenetexan 1201430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 23 month old loves buttons, especially ones that have an effect when he pushes them. Our buttons are on the front. He has started and stopped the dishwasher. He also puts dishes in it and takes dishes out. This week he started standing in it. I would love one with hidden buttons that locks! My LO sounds like a nightmare in this post, but he is actually a relatively calm and well behaved boy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201365 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:36:47 +0000 sorrycharlie 1201365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd save the money. But in my situation, that $200 would be HUGE for us..like, huge huge. So it would be a no brainer.</p> <p>I mean..the way I think of it, we had front buttons on the dishwasher growing up. I'm sure my mom taught us not to touch it. I really don't think we cared...we played with other stuff anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201329 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:29:30 +0000 honeybear 1201329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son sometimes pushes the Air Dry/Heated Dry button, but he leaves the knob to turn it on alone now. He's 3. There was a period of a couple weeks when he was 2.5 when I'd suddenly hear the dishwasher start and run into the kitchen to find he'd turned it on. I just asked him not to do that and he quit. I also started having him help me unload the clean dishes and turn it on for me at the appropriate time, which I think helped lessen the excitement of turning it on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201241 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:09:59 +0000 BananaPancakes 1201241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I say go for the cheaper one if it's a big difference to you. My son is bonkers for buttons, but I think since the dishwasher ones are flat, they aren't very interesting to him. He's actually much more interested in pulling the door open and trying to crawl in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201228 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 10:04:30 +0000 regberadaisy 1201228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL you ladies make it sound like it's so easy to get a toddler to listen! ;) </p> <p>My LO loves all buttons. If there's a button she pushes it. </p> <p>That being said our dishwasher has the buttons on top so it's not an issue for us. </p> <p>Is that the only difference between the two models is the location of the buttons? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201215 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:58:12 +0000 chopsuey 1201215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD used to mess with the buttons on our oven, washing machine and dish washer, but we told her not to touch and she stopped messing with them eventually. </p> <p>I think you should get the cheaper one and just tell your son no touching when he tries to mess with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201213 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:57:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1201213@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours are like flat buttons so she has never touched them. Not any interest I guess? </p> <p>This actually looks like maybe our same model. </p> <p>I would save the money! </p> [attach=1506/13/mvweve.500x375.269350800_471b1b465b-1-.jpg_v-0.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201198 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:54:19 +0000 Mamaof2 1201198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours are hidden and when we go on vacation every year the dishwasher has buttons on top and both of my kids LOVE turning it on - drives me batty!</p> <p>Although I imagine if it was at home I would teach them not to touch it just like I teach them to stay away from the stove </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201187 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:50:50 +0000 MamaBehr 1201187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't found that my LOs care too much about pushing the buttons on the dishwasher. DS actually prefers the buttons on the washer/dryer! My dishwasher's buttons are flat, so maybe that is why? But this hasn't ever been an issue with us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/toddlers-and-dishwashers#post-1201017 Thu, 07 Nov 2013 09:04:55 +0000 Beyond2 1201017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never had a dishwasher but have asked for money towards one for my birthday coming up. We have a very tight budget. The dishwasher I wanted had top controls that would be on the door and I thought that'd be great to keep little fingers from pressing buttons (DS loves to push the buttons on my mother's dishwasher). I just realized that I could get basically the same dishwasher with front controls for $200 less. This would be a huge savings for us, but I'm wondering if I'll be kicking myself for changing my mind? This model doesn't appear to have any child locks.</p> <p>Does your LO play with the controls on your dishwasher? Have you found any effective ways to keep them from messing with the dishwasher? </p>