Two-Year-Olds and Turntables...

Gingko has just such a dust cover

"Just Say No" (Nancy Reagan)

Unless you plan to CONSTANTLY monitor, you should move the table to a higher spot, out of reach. I've seen firsthand the damage a child can do to cartridge, tonearm, and valuable vinyl. Not pretty!

Why put yourself through the stress, and the parents through the possible guilt?

Go high, preferably with a wall shelf.

Dave

I have the same problem and solved it by placing a strap or belt around the plinth and cover which I remove when my grandchildren are gone. Works just fine.

Of course, that didn't stop my grandson from tweaking the treble on my C2200. I went through 3 sets of tubes 'cause I didn't like the sound before I discovered that the problem was the treble knob that was cranked to the Max. After living without bass and treble controls for 15 years I completely forgot about it. As my son would say... "Well, Duh!"
OK. OK.. So, Gramps is a slooow learner...

I realize all kids are different, but I was able to teach my son that some areas are a "no."

The "no" areas included things under the kitchen sink (we did not lock the doors), electrical sockets (no hairpins please :^) and my turntable.

By the time he was walking, talking and had a reasonable understanding of things, I showed him how the turntable worked and he would cue up music while I sat in the hot seat. My TT at that time was a Versa Dynamics linear tracker with Benz Ruby cartridge.

I have a Polaroid of him standing beside my expensive gear with a grin from ear to ear. He was laughing out loud when the music burst into the room.

No, he never broke my stylus or TT, he left that for me to do while I was cleaning the body of the cartridge with a Q Tip.

I should have let him clean the stylus.