““Curiosity rocks. Don’t discourage it. Our instinct as parents is to say, “Oh no, don’t do that” when our toddler surprises us by suddenly being able to reach or climb onto something ‘out of bounds’. But our children’s abilities are developing daily, and we don’t want to discourage them. Remembering to say, “Wow, you can reach that now!” or “Look at the leaf you found,” before adding “but this isn’t safe for you to touch (or put in your mouth). I’m going to move it,” encourages our baby to continue following his healthy instinct to explore. Continuing””
