Sorry for length. I am struggling a little with my LO. She is a very curious and is wanting more and more explore things. At the same time she is wanting to help us more when doing things…. In part because of daycare. For example they are teaching her to scrape her plate, put things in garbage, wipe tables and she now wants to help and explore in kitchen. I want to foster some of this like helping mommy stir etc… and I have baby proofed really hazardous cupboards but we have a gas stove and I worry she will get curious about flame and reach in. For most part all we can do is redirect or modify behaviour but it is a constant struggle to get her behaviour in things consistent and a one step forward two back situation for most things that I want to establish. so having her in kitchen while cooking or a few other kitchen chores is dangerous. I have a cordoned off a play area for her to be in while I am doing this stuff but she now has total meltdown if she isn’t wherever we are to explore. On top of that daycare has little tables they eat at…. So she fusses and refuses to get into high chair now. Having meltdowns all the time( I think because things are different at home versus daycare). I am trying to accommodate so she feels things are more consistent and has the independence/self care opportunities she has at daycare but it is a little more of struggle at home because there is more dangers. Anybody have any suggestions? I want her to gain independence but with some boundaries. So I am trying to balance the crying fits when not able to do things and still trying to allow her some independence that she seems to be developing. But it is hard because I worry that by just letting her have meltdowns sometimes to keep her safer she is not learning enough to accept boundaries….which I am struggling to establish with roughness in treatment of cat/other sometimes😔