Toddler Timeline

  • Baby is born

  • 12-15 Months (Physical Development)

    12-15 Months (Physical Development)
    By 12-15 months the child should be able to:
    Stand alone well
    Walk well
    Make a tower of three cubes
    Pick up small objects with thumb and forefinger
    Sit down without help
    Move objects from hand to hand
  • 13-15 Months (Cognitive Development)

    13-15 Months (Cognitive Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Follow simple commands
    Say simple words
  • 16-18 Months (Physical Development)

    16-18 Months (Physical Development)
    At this age, your child should be able to:
    Potty train (When ready)
    Grab random objects and inspect them
    Stack things
    Draw
  • 16-18 Months (Cognitive Development)

    16-18 Months (Cognitive Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Speak simple words
    Remember more due to improvement of the memory
    Imitate
  • 19-21 Months (Physical Development)

    19-21 Months (Physical Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Squat
    Scribble
    Brush their teeth
    Throw a ball over hand
    Dress and undress themselves
  • 19-21 Months (Cognitive Development)

    19-21 Months (Cognitive Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Say words like "Go' and "Jump"
    Toss or pull heavy objects
    Name or point to things that are familiar
    Imitate
  • 22-24 Months (Physical Development)

    22-24 Months (Physical Development)
    By this age your child should be able to:
    Eat with a spoon
    Retrieve hidden toys
    Undress
    Dress
    Sit and read little picture books
    Walks up stairs while holding rail
  • 22-24 Months (Cognitive Development)

    22-24 Months (Cognitive Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Make sense of current events
    Solve problems
    Memory steadily improves
    Group objects
    Understand consequences of their actions
  • 24-30 Months (Physical Development)

    24-30 Months (Physical Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Stack six blocks
    Turn one page in a book at a time
    Pick up objects from the floor without losing balance
    Jump off the bottom step
    Push self on wheeled toys
  • 24-30 Months (Cognitive Development)

    24-30 Months (Cognitive Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Ask simple questions
    Answer simple questions
    Name dozens of things
    May ask for specific foods or drinks
  • 30-36 Months (Physical Development)

    30-36 Months (Physical Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Stack eight blocks
    Srew lids on and off of containers
    Draw circles
    Runs but may not stop smoothly
    Throw a ball over head but not accurately
  • 30-36 Months (Cognitive Development)

    30-36 Months (Cognitive Development)
    At this age your child should be able to:
    Enjoy looking at pictures
    Become aware of parents
    Search more for hidden objects
    Put two ideas together
    Recognize own name
    Match shapes