My 18 month old listens good for a toddler i think. She knows to stop what she's doing if i say no ma'am. I didn't want to try yelling or a pop on the hand because i grew up feeling demeaned by those. I just calmly tell her no and usually I'll say "ouch" she knows that means it could hurt her and it detours her. It's hard sometimes bc my in laws live with us and they absolutely cater to anything she wants even if it could hurt her.... i teach her one thing is bad but they go back and let her think it's not. Thats a whole other level of frustration. I literally avoid my child having any alone time with them because of this.

Agree ☝️☝️☝️
I let my son pick up grass and put it in his mouth, a lady was baffled that I would do such a thing. He litterally spit it out as soon as he tasted it and felt the texture. 🤷‍♀️ I let him problem solve on how to get out of situations hes put himself into. Other mommas might run to their rescue. It's all about how you feel you need to handle things.