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Birthday
child is born -
Period: to
LIFE of a toddler
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physical development 13-15 months
Large Motar Skills- May stand erect with only slight support
Small Motor Skills- Has improved grasping skills -
Intellectual Development 13-15 months
General- begins to form concepts
notices action of other children and adults. love to mimic all actions
Language-slowly increases vocabulary to four to six words -
16-18 months Physical Development
Large Motor Skills- May be able to walk sideways
Small Motor Skills- May show hand preference in all activites -
16-18 months Intellectual Development
General- Gradually refines concepts
Is very inquistive about everything
Language- vocabulary increases to six to ten words -
19-21 months Physical development
Large Motor Skills- walks sideways and backwards
Small Motor Skills- Holds two objects in hand easily -
19-21 months Intellectual Development
General- progresses from single imitation to imagnative play
Language- has vocabulary of about 20 words -
22-24 Months Physical development
Toddler Physical PlayLarge Motor Skills- Walks with more coordination and assurance
Small Motor Skills- Likesa to play with model clay.
can open screw type closures -
22-24 months Intellectual Development
General- becomes interested in the outcome of activities rather than just the activites themselves
Language - has vocabulary of 50 or more words -
24-30 Months Physical Development
Large Motor Skill-plays on swings, ladders and other playground equitment
kicks ball forward
Small Motor Skill- can soap hands and arms easily
teras paper and manipulates clay -
24-30 months Intellectual Devlopment
General- Begins increasingly intterested in children's tv shows
Language- vocabulary starts at 200 words and increases to 500 or more in this period -
36 months Intellectual Development
General- begins to classify objects into general categories
Uses symbolic representation in make- believe play
Language- Vocabulary starts at about 500 and increases to 900 or 1000 in this period
Creates two- to three- word sentences, including verbs -
36 months Physical Development
Large Motor Skill- enjoys games involve running
sits in adults chairs and may prefer these to
Small Motor Skills- LIkes to paint using full arm motions combined with finger motions
eats with a fork
