Your 22-month-old: Week 3
It's too soon to sign your toddler up for formal music instruction (experts say it's best to wait until around age 3). But in the meantime, your toddler may enjoy attending an early music program for tots or bopping to different kinds of music at home. Cheerful, simple songs like "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb" are easiest for your toddler to sing along to. You may even catch her making up little ditties herself, especially before dropping off to sleep or when riding in the car.
小馨最近會學著媽媽唱歌，通常是唱出一句歌詞的最後一個字，第一次時候讓媽媽很訝異，後來她更學會唱「哥哥爸爸...大」，媽媽也喜歡編一些小調、或隨口亂唱一番，小馨也會很賞臉地說「好聽」！
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Developing good taste
What's the best way to get your 22-month-old to try new foods? Keep on serving them. Even if he refuses to touch, much less taste, what's on his plate, exposure is the name of the game. It can take ten or 20 or more exposures to a new food before a toddler will consent to try it, nutritionists say.
Keep portions small so they're less intimidating. Try serving refused foods in a different format: A broccoli spear looks very different from, say, broccoli in cheese sauce or a soufflé. Never force your child to taste something or clean his plate. You want him to develop pleasant associations with mealtimes. Besides, nobody likes everything.
接受新食物嗎？有時小馨會主動想要吃餐盤上的新食物，有時我們拿給她，以為她會喜歡，但她卻搖頭說不，這小妞的個性很難說，不過大致上他喜歡食物甚於拒絕食物，which is a good sign.
Don't expect perfect table manners at this point. Smelling it, handling it, and smearing it are some of the ways your child gets acquainted with a new food.
養成的好的table manner?Not yet!她可以在high chair坐上20分鐘，當吃飽了（或玩夠了）就會想下來，我們發覺讓她在high chair上面繼續乖乖坐著最好的方法，就是拿紙筆給她畫畫！這樣連梓琳兩姊妹都可以安靜好一會兒。
Germ control
Hand washing is the number one way to protect your family from illnesses like colds and flu. You can cut down on germs around your home – and make your life a little easier – by giving your child his first lessons in this important skill.
Put a step stool in front of the sink so he can reach the faucet and show him how to turn it on and off. A bar of soap may be easier for small hands to manipulate than a pump dispenser. Fine-motor skills are still developing so he'll need your help and supervision for quite some time.
洗手對小馨來說已經很習慣了！回家後我們要求她要洗手才能吃東西，她也都會配合呢！
Demonstrate how to get the suds all over his hands and then rinse. It takes 20 seconds of scrubbing to kill the germs that need to be killed. One way to make sure he soaps up for long enough: Have him rub his hands while you sing the ABC song and rinse when you get to the end. Reduce the chance of scalding by setting your hot water heater to no higher than 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
To further banish bugs, start teaching your child to cough or sneeze into his elbow rather than into the open air or his hands – just don't expect him to master it yet.
