Learning by moving and touching, tasting, grabbing, licking, feeling, and imitating. Reconsiders what needs to be discarded, put up, and locked up, including plants. Crawls around rooms to see what is at child's level. Begins determining and teaching limits. Looks for child when using drugs, cleaners, alcohol-containing products, and beverages, pesticides, paints, and solvents.
Many poisonings occur while product is being used.
Has total responsibility for child's safety. Toddling, walking, running, opening things, purposely rearranging things to climb. Self-centered, unrealistic, inconsistent in remembering, lacking in common sense but amusing to all. Increasing small muscle skills and dexterity. Still developing attachment and trust.