Read the video
A seventeen-month-old has acquired the ability to move: the child walks, runs around and is very curious, exploring everywhere. To speed development, it is important to provide an active environment with plenty of conversation and to communicate with the child.
The child should not be left alone with television, computers or tablets for very long. Ideally, the child should not spend time in front of a television until age two.
General hygiene rules apply. Washing hands well is one of the basic hygiene rules for protecting children from illness. However, sterilizing the entire home and cleaning it spotless with special germ-killing detergents and bleach to keep the child from becoming ill makes the development of many illnesses, especially allergic diseases, easier. Children this age should be allowed to get a little dirty occasionally.
It is also important to take precautions against home accidents. Consider how each household object could harm the child and move or remove it. Removing sharp-cornered, pointed and piercing objects is helpful. Medicine poisoning can be common in these months; chemicals and medicines must never be kept where the child can reach them.
