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Baby is born!
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13-18 Months- Physical Development
- May begin to stand erect with slight support -May climb out of high chair, crib, or stroller -Takes steps while holding parents hands -Improved grasping skills -Uses spoon while spilling a little -Squats down smoothly from standing position -May be able to walk sideways -Pushes and pulls large toys around on the floor
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13-18 Months- Cognitive Development
-Likes to look at picture books and pats recognized pictures
-Slowly increases language to four to six words
-Attempts to imitate words others say
-Responds to own name
-Begins to use words instead of gestures to express some wants
-Refers to self by name when asked
-Says "no" more often than any other word -
19-24 Months- Physical Development
-Runs without falling often
-Loves to run, jump, and climb
-Uses one hand more than the other
-Bounces and sways in dancing movements
-Snips paper with scissors
-Holds crayons with thumb and forefingers
-Jumps with both feet on floor -
19-24 Months- Cognitive Development
-Can remember familiar objects without seeing them
-Imaginitive play
-Has a vocabulary of about 20
-Matches sounds that animals make
-Continually asks "What's that?"
-Listens to and enjoys simple stories
-Follows simple directions -
25-30 Months- Physical Development
-Torso lengthens and body fat disappears
-Is able to kick ball forward
-Enjoys playing on jungle gyms
-Climbs everywhere indoors
-Opens doors by turning knobs
-Can soap hands and arms easily
-Can carefully turn pages in a book -
25-30 Months- Cognitive Development
-Becomes interested in children's TV shows
-Uses objects in make-believe games
-Enjoys playing house
-Remembers sequence of stories and may be able to retell them
-Recognizes familiar signs in environment
-Vocabulary increases to 200 words, and increases more to 500 later on -
31-36 Months- Physical Development
-Likes to be in constant motion
-Walks on tiptoe
-Jumps from any elevated object
-Likes to paint using full arm motions combined with finger motions
-Eats with a fork
-Builds towers of six or more blocks
-Sits in adults chairs and may prefer these to smaller chairs
-Goes up stairs by alternating feet, goes down one foot at a time -
31-36 Months- Cognitive Development
-Classify objects into general categories
-Intellectual curiosity in reading books and watching tv
-Tries new play activites to discover more about how things work
-More skilled in putting puzzles together
-Recognizes self in pictures
-Understands relative size
-Starts to use past tense and plurals
-Vocabulary starts at 500 words and increases to 900-1000 words
