Abstract: A child resistant electrical light socket for resisting removal of a threaded base of a light bulb therefrom comprising an outer portion having an opening to receive the bulb and a pair of electrical contacts, an inner rotatable sleeve with mating threads and means for securing the inner sleeve. Also, a child resistant attachment for a standard threaded light socket to resist the removal of a bulb therefrom comprising a lower threaded sleeve, a base portion having an electrical contact, a mounting portion and an upper rotatable sleeve with threads for engaging the threads of a bulb. The apparatus also comprises means for securing the upper sleeve. In addition, a second child resistant attachment for a standard light socket comprising an outer threaded sleeve, a mounting collar, an inner rotatable threaded sleeve and ratchet teeth to secure the inner sleeve.