方法一： 

直接检测是否已经打开此MDI窗体 

// 是否已经打开了？（用循环来判断） 
foreach (Form childrenForm in this.MdiChildren) 
{ 
//检测是不是当前子窗体名称 
if (childrenForm.Name == "子窗体名称") 
{ 
//是的话就是把他显示 
childrenForm.Visible = true; 
//并激活该窗体 
childrenForm.Activate(); 
return; 
} 
} 
//下面是打开子窗体 
Form1 childrenForm = new Form1(); 
childrenForm.MdiParent = this; 
childrenForm.Show(); 
childrenForm.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized; 
方法二： 

将子窗体设成单件： 

namespace WindowsFile 
{ 
public partial class Form3 : Form 
{ 
public Form3() 
{ 
InitializeComponent(); 
} 

private void Form3_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) 
{ 
richTextBox1.LoadFile(".\\test.txt", RichTextBoxStreamType.PlainText); 
} 
private static Form3 childform=null; 
public static Form3 Form3Signleton() 
{ 
if (childform == null) 
{ 
childform = new Form3(); 
} 
return childform; 
} 
private void Form3_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e) 
{ 
try 
{ 

this.Dispose(true); 
childform = null; 
} 
catch(Exception e) 
{ MessageBox(e.ToString()); } 
} 
方法三： 

这个没用过，也是直接判断 

private static frm_rk frmchild;//定义子窗体 

private void 商品入库ToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)//按钮事件 
{ 
frm_rk frmchild = GetForm(); 
frmchild.Show(); 
} 
private frm_rk GetForm()//判断子窗体状态，防止重复显示 
{ 

if (frmchild == null || frmchild.IsDisposed) 
{ 
frmchild = new frm_rk(); 
frmchild.MdiParent = this; 
} 
return frmchild; 
}