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Birth of infant
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13 months Physical Development
Large Motor Skills:
* May stand alone without any help
* Cruises along furniture
* Can sit in small chair for a short time Small Motor Skills
* Has improved Grasping
* May try to turn knobs
* Turn book pages -
13 months Cognitive Development
General:
* Looks in right place for toys that roll out of sight
* Explores different features of objects as if studying it -
16 months Physical Development
Large Motor Skills:
* Squats down smoothly from standing position
* Pushes and pulls large toys around the floor Small Motor Skills:
* May show hand preference in all activities
* Adds hand gesture when speaking -
16 months Cognitive Development
General:
* Is very inquisitive about everything
* Remember where objects belong Language:
* Say "no" more often
* Can point to body part in command -
19 Months Physical Development
Large Motor Skills:
* Runs without falling
* loves to jump, run and climb Small Motor Skills:
* Holds Two objects in one hand easily
* Uses one hand more than the other -
19 months Cognitive Development
General:
* Can remember familiar objects without seeing them
* Places circles, triangles, and squares in form board Language:
* Responds to speech with speech
* Constantly ask "why" -
22 months Physical Development
Large Motor Skills:
* Jumps with both feet off the floor
* Can throw a ball into basket Small Motor Skill:
* Snips paper with scissors
* Holds Crayon with thumbs and fingers -
22 month Cognitive Development
General:
* May be able to draw crude pictures and can tell what they are
* Recognizes when picture book is upside down Language:
* Is interested in sound repetition
* Asks for food when hungry and water when thirsty -
30 months Cognitive Development
General:
* Becomes increasingly interested in children's TV shows
*Enjoys playing house and imitate other family situations Language:
* Uses words to make sense
* Enjoys learn names for new objects -
30 months Physical Development
Large Motor Skills:
* Climbs everywhere indoors, even in forbidden places
* Plays on swings, ladders and other playground equipmnet Small Motor Skills:
* Can remove wrapping gum
* Can soap hands and arms easily -
36 months Physical Development
Large Motor Skills:
* Enjoys games involving running
* Walks in tiptoe Small Motor Skills
* Turns door knobs with greater strength
* Eats with fork -
36 months Cognitive Development
General:
* Becomes more skilled in putting puzzles together
* Recognizes self in pictures Language:
* Starts to use past and tense and plural
* Ask names of objects and ask to repeat the name
