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Birth of the baby
The baby is born. -
13 to 15 months: Physical Development
-Takes steps while holding onto parents' hands
-May climb stairs on hands and knees
-Can sit in a small chair for a short time
-Builds small towers of blocks
-Uses spoon, spilling little -
13 to 15 months: Intellectual Development
-Notices actions of other children and adults (loves to mimic actions)
-Looks in the correct place for toys that roll out of sight
-Slowly increases vocabulary to four to six words
-May attempt to imitate words that others say
-Responds to own name, comes when called -
16 to 18 months: Physical Development
-May be able to walk sideways
-Walks fast and runs stiffly
-Pushes and pulls large toys around the floor
-Begins to scribble
-Places round pegs in a pegboard -
16 to 18 months: Intellectual Development
-Tries to imitate the way parents use objects
-Enjoys working with shapes on form board
-Identifies simple pictures in books (ex:ball)
-Imitates simple sounds on request
-May use two-word phrases -
19 to 21 months: Physical Development
-Runs without falling often
-Walks up and down stairs with help
-Jumps forward and in place
-Holds two objects in hand easily
-Uses one hand more than other -
19 to 21 months: Intellectual Development
-Likes to make marks on paper with a big crayon
-Imitates simple actions on request
-Interested in tiny things like bugs
-Uses speech to get desire results
-Constantly asks "What's that?" -
22 to 24 months: Physical Development
-Bounces and sways in simple dancing movements
-Likes to walk on low walls and perform other stunts
-Can throw ball into basket
-Walks with more coordination and assurance
-Alternates between sitting and standing positions easily -
22 to 24 months: Intellectual Development
-Is able to match familiar objects
-Identifies familiar objects on TV screen
-Recognizes when picture book is upside down
-May be able to draw crude pictures and interpret what they are
-Listens to and enjoys simple stories -
25 to 30 months: Physical Development
-Improves motor skills as torso lengthens and baby fat begins to disappear
-Climbs everywhere indoors, even in forbidden places
-Kicks ball forward
-Opens door by turning knobs
-Can carefully turn pages of book one page at a time -
25 to 30 months: Intellectual Development
-Enjoys playing house and imitating family situations
-Understands cause and effect in terms of own behavior
-Likes to listen to tapes and records of stories and songs
-Understands a few prepositions such as out, in, on
-Vocabulary starts at 200 words and increases to 500 or more in this period -
31 to 36 months: Intellectual Development
-Begins to classify objects into general categories
-Become more skilled in putting puzzles together
-Can stack rings in the correct order
-Recognizes self in photographs
-Ask names of objects and repeats them -
31 to 36 months: Physical Development
- Enjoys games involving running -Climbs quickly on jungle gym to reach the top -Jumps from elevated heights -Likes to paint using full arm motions combined with finger motions -Strings long beads
