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Birth
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12-15 Months Congintive
- Toddles don't understand reasoning
- Can put two words together
- Adds too vocabulary each month
- Asks one to two words questions
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12-15 Months Physical
- Turns several pages of a book at a time
- Picks up small objects with thumb and forefinger
- Moves objects from hand to hand
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16-18 Months Cognitive
- Develops object permanence (knows something exists even when it is out of sight).
- Likes to look for dropped or hidden objects. -Follows simple instructions.
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16-18 Months Physical
- Walks holding your hand or on their own.
- Climbs stairs. -Stands up without assistance. -Throws balls.
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19-21 Months Cognitive
- Completes simple inset puzzles.
- Understands more words than they can say.
- Begins to use two-word sentences
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19-21 Months Physical
- Walks up and down stairs with help.
- Kicks a ball while standing.
- Runs.
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22-24 Months Cognitive
- Points to pictures when named.
- Can help turn book pages.
- Enjoys and moves to music.
- Likes simple games and rhymes (Itsy Bitsy Spider, Peek-a-Boo).
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22-24 Months Physical
- Likes riding toys.
- Climbs on and over furniture.
- Opens doors. -Feeds themselves, but messy.
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24-30 Months Cognitive
- Begin to get involved with sybolic play.
- Start sorting things by class.
- They can play by themselves for longer periods without getting bored.
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24-30 Months Physical
- Most teeth have come in, including some molars.- Toddlers are able to run easier and better with fewer tumbles.- They are able to walk backwards.- They can walk upstairs without help, but they take one stair at a time.
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30-36 Months Cognitive
- Toddlers begin exploring cause and effect.
- Understands when a person leaves and where they are going.
- They can tell a caregiver when they're hurt and where at.
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30-36 Months Physical
- Toddlers can wash their own hands.
- May show signs of being ready to potty train.
- Can stack four to six blocks.
- They drink well from a cup and can graps the cup easier.
