How to protect turntable from children?

When you have kids don't have a Turntable.That's you're best bet.

Show them a picture of kids in an orphanage. Tell them if they touch the turntable, that's where they will end up.

Seriously, if they show any interest, buy a cheapy one box player they can have fun with and learn to play with just like daddy.

I like that idea that Rhljazz has. When I was that age, I had one of those little briefcase tables that I spun my Alvin and the Chipmunks record on. Amazon has a bunch of them with built in speakers for under $100 and as low as $47.

Oh come on they just want to hear how that PB&J sandwich sounds. When my kids were young they tried to see the picture of the PB&J with the VCR.

Depends a lot on your kids. It's a bit presumptuous for some to suggest that the issue is always parenting. There are limits to how far "parenting" will go -- especially if you have kids with any issues or special needs.

My solution (for now) -- no turntable. Seriously, I can't believe some of the stuff my kids have broken. And they are well supervised and well parented (IMHO).