Toddler Timeline

  • Birthday

    Birthday
  • 13-15 months physical development

    13-15 months physical development
    • cruises along furniture -crawls over small barriers -uses spoon, spilling little
    • may try to turn doorknobs.
  • 13-15 months cognitive development

    13-15 months cognitive development
    -Begins to form concepts
    -experiments with actions never tried before
    -Babbles with expression
    -Responds to own name, comes when called
  • 16-18 months physical development

    16-18 months physical  development
    -walks fast and runs stiffly
    -stands on either foot with support
    -May turn knobs of radio or T.V
    -builds tower of three cubes
  • 16-18 months cognative development

    16-18 months cognative development
    -Gradually refines concepts
    -Has short attention span
    -obeys command "give it to me"
    May use two word phrases
  • 19-21 months Physical Development

    -Loves to run, jump, and climb
    -Walks sideways and backwards
    -Walks forward in place
    -Uses one hand more than the other
    https://youtu.be/bjzjJdI6XOE
    https://youtu.be/OsRFhMfUpZ0
  • 19-21 months Cognitive Development

    19-21 months Cognitive Development
    -Interested in tiny things such as bugs
    -Learns to distinguish different smells and sounds
    -Enjoys hearing nursery rhymes
    -Uses speech to get desired results
  • 22-24 months Physical Development

    -Can throw ball in basket
    -Jumps with both feet off the floor
    -Snips papper with scissors
    -Holds crayon with thumbs two fingers
    https://youtu.be/ZWlrCHfZ6oY
  • 22-24 months Cognitive Development

    22-24 months Cognitive Development
    -intrested in sound repetition
    -continues to ask "what is that?"
    -follows simple directions
    -is able to match familiar objects
  • 24-30 months Physical Development

    24-30 months Physical Development
    -kicks ball forward
    -throws ball overhead without aiming
    -can soap hands and arms easily
    -tears paper and manipulates clay
  • 24-30 months Cognitive Development

    24-30 months Cognitive Development
    -likes to imitate drawings of older children
    -can follow two step command
    -uses two word sentences
    -enjoys learning names for new objects
  • 30-36 months Physical Development

    -enjoys games involving running
    -walks on tiptoe
    -strings large beads
    -eats with a fork
  • 30-36 months Cognitive Development

    30-36 months Cognitive Development
    -recognizes self in photograph
    -identifies different object by touch
    -may use prepositions
    -uses personal pronouns correctly