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Period: to
Toddler Development (one year to three years)
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Physical 13-18 months
Gross Motor Skills
-May stand alone with no support for short periods of time. (15 months)
-Walks fast and runs stiffly (18 months)
Fine Motor Skills
-May try to turn doorknobs (15 months)
-Adds hand gestures to spoken language -
Cognitive 13- 18 months
General
-Shows interest in new textures by rubbing fingrers over surfaces (15 months)
-Is very inquisitive about everything (18 months)
- Explores different objects as if studying them (15 months)
Language
- SLOWLY increases vocabulary (15 months)
- Babbles (15 months)
-Vocabulary increases to 6 to 10 words (18 months)
-Responds delightedly to children's TV shows -
cognitive 19- 24 months
General
-Can remember familiar objects without seeing them (21 months)
-May be able to recall what is lost and where it might be (24 months)
Language
-Constantly asks "What's that?" (21 months)
-Vocabulary is up to about 50 words (24 months) -
Physical 19- 24 months
Gross Motor Skills
-Walks up and down stairs with out help (21 months)
-Can throw ball into basket (24 months)
Fine Motor Skills
-Holds 2 objects in hands easily (21 months)
-Snips paper with scissors (24 months) -
physical 25-30 months
Gross Motor Skills
-Climbs on jungle gym with fair amount of ease
-Kicks ball foward
Fine Motor Skills
-Can remove candy/ gum wrappers
-Can carefully turn pages of a book one page at a time -
Cognitive 24-30 months
General
-Is better able to plan an activity and carry it out
-Likes to imitate drawings of older children
Language
-Vocabulary starts at 200 words and increases to 500 or more in this period
-Refers to self by name; then learns to use pronouns -
Physical 30-36 months
Gross Motor Skills
-Enjoys games involving running
-Walks on tiptoe
Fine Motor Sills
-Strings large beads
-Eats with a fork -
Cognitive 30-36 months
General
-uses symbolic representation in make-believe play
-Can remember and follow 3-step commands
Language
-Starts using past tense and plurals
-Vocabulary starts at about 500 words and increases to 900 or 1000 in this period