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In caring for a nineteen-month-old, observe the hygiene rules everyone needs for healthy living. It is important that medical examinations have been performed and vaccinations completed.
The child's own personality is developing. We should respect that personality, remain in communication and talk with the child often. We should also listen seriously to what the child says, consider it and show through facial expressions and gestures that we understand. We should respect what they say.
At this stage the child may say some words incompletely or incorrectly. We should not insist on correcting them; let the child say them incorrectly without fear. Over the months, the child will gradually learn the correct pronunciations. We can play imaginative games, pretend to talk on the telephone and tell short stories; these support development.
In the nineteenth and twentieth months, a preference for the right or left hand gradually begins to emerge. A child's use of the right or left hand is programmed in their brain. Do not try to force a change in hand preference; let the child use their hands as they wish.
