Aries-Ox girl

Penelope has started a new phase in the past week or so. She is becoming more independent and assertive. When she is in a familiar environment, she uses her loud voice now. As her daycare provider noticed today, "she has found her voice!". She wants to do things her way (aka the messy or dangerous way), like feeding herself, climbing on things, and taking stuff out of drawers (safety alert!) and she gets mad if you restrict her. I try to let her experiment, while I supervise, but it is a constant game of hazard control as she comes close to falling from high places or smashing her fingers in drawers. I guess letting her learn from her mistakes starts now? I'm afraid that when she starts walking (and from then on) we will be in trouble...