My son figured out how to push the top of this gate open by the time he was 14 months old. If your toddler is not mechanically inclined it will be a great gate, it is easy to take down and put back up. However, I now have to get a new gate and I have only had this one 6 months. I have the pressure gate as well. and to this day I have never used the latch mechanism. he hasn't figured out to simply lift the gate. PLEASE think about your childs mechanical intuitiveness before choosing this gate.