Why can toddlers carry/lift up other children around their age with seemingly little effort?

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On multiple occasions I’ve seen little boys and girls casually wrap their arms around and carry another kid (siblings, i guess?) of similar size like it’s no big deal. They certainly don’t seem to strain themselves. And yet if you try to do the same as an adult you may well end up huffing and puffing from the effort.

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Strength to weight ratio and low center of gravity.

Essentially, toddlers have great leverage for moving things around that are near their same size and weight. But they lack the ability/development to use it for anything other than destruction and chaos.

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