Do toddlers always have to touch everything?   

I think it's just the luck of the draw, we have 4 kids and the first 3 were like your daughter, but our 4th, well let's just say it's a good thing he wasn't the first or he'd have probably been the last then too. Our older kids are 2 boys and 1 girls and we never had a problem with them getting into stuff but our little fella is a going concern every waking hour of the day.

Thier learning thier brand new world.. so everything to them is amazing and different!! Yes its normal I have many neices and nephews.. Its thier way of seeing the world .. they learn everyday like we do! enjoy it!

yes they have to touch everything thats how they are lol dont worry u'll get over it haha they are cutie pies tho =)

I think it's pretty normal for toddlers to behave like this.

Yes they do have to touch everything and we don't grow out of it lol

Actually my son was like that too..and it just depends on the child,,but its not a bad thing..They are learning each second of the day..they Just want to feel and know what everything is about..Actually is a great thing if you think about it..I have also heard that the children that get into everything,,touching anything, have a great chance of being intelligent as they get older..I saw that on either Dateline..or one of those channels..but i dont know about that we will have to see later in time..

Unfortunately, yes. This is how they learn.

I have a 6 month old and baby sat a 11 month old the other day. What a wake up call!! I now realise I will have to completely change my house around so when my son starts crawling he wont be into everything. I had to chase him around everywhere and stop him from putting everything in his mouth.

Both of my boys are like that, they are very inquisitive at all times and there's no stopping them, just let them be, they'll grow out of it eventually, it's all phases they go through.

Sounds normal enough to me!

What you have is a very curious little boy who is out to explore his surroundings.

Granted, there are times that you need to let him know that this isn't the time and place, but one thing I would suggest is to keep him stimulated by taking him to places like the park where he will have lots to explore. Also, get toys for him that are interactive and not necessarily those needing batteries. Building toys such as Legos might be something he'd like, even though he would need to have some supervision in doing this.

One more thing...do you have any places in your area where there are interactive miniatures such as railroad set-ups that allow kids to press buttons to make certain events take place? I bet he's really be in his element in a place like this!