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Happy Birthday May!
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13-15 months: Physical Development
-May creep like a bear with hands and feet in contact with the floor
-Climbs on chairs,sofas, and tables
-Has improved grasping skills
-Crawls over small barriers -
13-15 months:Cognitive Development
-Notice actions of children and adults. Loves to mimic all actions
-Looks in correct place for toys that roll out of sight
-Likes to look at picture books and pats recognized pictures
-Experiments with actions never tried before
-Discovers ability to make things happen by own actions -
16-18 months:Physical Development
-Improves throwing motion,first using whole body, then using just arm movements.
-May show hand preference in all activities
-Adds hand gestures to spoken language
-Likes to grab anything and everything -
16-18 months: Cognitive Development
-Scibbles more freely but also can imitate strokes in drawing.
-Is very inquisitive about everything
-Remembers where objects belong
-Begins to figure things out through thought process -
19-21 months: Physical Development
-Holds container in one hand, puts small object into it with other hand, and then dumps the objects out
-Walks sideways and backwards
-Uses one hand more than the other
-Runs without falling often -
19-21:Cognitive Development
-Associates tool with function it performs, such as hammer for banging
-Can remember familiar objects without seeing them
-Interested in tiny things such as bugs
-Looks at books for a longer period of time, studying pictures -
22-24 months:Cognitive Development
-Becomes interested in the precise placement of objects; enjoys form boards and simple puzzles
-Recognizes when picture in book is upside down
-May distinguish between "one" and "many"
-Distinguishes between vertical and horizontal lines -
22-24 months:Physical Development
-Bounces and sways in simple dancing movements
-Alternates between standing and sitting positions easily
-Likes to play with modeling clay
-Throws ball overhead instead of tossing -
24-30 months:Physical Development
-Improves motor skills as torso lengthens and baby fat begins to disappear
-Enjoys running but is unable to measure sudden stops
-Likes to take jar lids off and scree them back on
-Can remove wrapping from gum and candy -
22-24 months: Cognitive Development
-Remembers sequence of stories and maybe able to tell them
-Is better to plan a play activity and carry it out
-Is able to interpret pictures drawn or painted
-Recognizes familiar signs in the environment -
30-36 months:Cognitive Development
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-Uses symbolic representation in make-believe play
-Begins to classify objects into general categories
-Tries at various roles in make-believe play
-Can remember and follow three-step commands -
30-36 months: Physical Development
-Likes to paint using full arm motions combined with finger motions
-Catches large ball with arms and hands straight out
-Goes up stairs by alternating feet, but goes down one foot at a time
-Turns doorknobs with greater strength
