Your 16-month-old: Week 2

Your toddler is learning which of his tricks get a laugh out of you, and which bring your disapproval. He's studying your reactions, so now's a good time to start teaching right from wrong by cheering on "good" behavior (picking up a toy and putting it in the toy box) and frowning on "bad" (throwing the toy across the room). And don't forget to watch what you say and do around your child: Imitation is one of the ways toddlers learn socially acceptable behavior.

又進入第二週的發展，照上述說法，小馨最近的種種作為可以說是在測試大人的反應，雖然她不是「有意」在測試，但卻可以在「無意」間瞭解大人對她所作所為的反應狀況；例如媽媽睡覺時，她若一人醒來玩玩膩了，會突如其來大力撲倒在你身上，讓你身受內傷，雖然已經跟她說過不能這樣，她還是笑得很燦爛，真不知道怎麼說才好。