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BABY IS BORN !
WEIGHT: 7 POUNDS
HEIGHT: 21 INCHES -
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TODDLERS
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PHYSICAL: 13-15 MONTH TODDLER
MAY STAND ERECT WITH ONLY SLIGHT SUPPORT.
MAY STAND ALONE WITHOUT SUPPORT FOR A SHORT TIME.
MAY BE ABLE TO WALK A FEW STEPS ALONE.
CRAWLS OVER SMALL BARRIERS.
MAY TRY TO TURN DOORKNOBS. -
COGNITIVE: 13-15 MONTH TODDLER
BEGINS TO FORM CONCEPTS.
NOTICES ACTIONS OF OTHER CHILDREN AND ADULTS. LOVES TO MIMIC ALL ACTIONS.
SLOWLY INCREASES VOCABULARY TO FOUR TO SIX WORDS.
MAY USE SOUNDS TO INDICATE SPECIFIC OBJECTS. -
PHYSICAL: 16-18 MONTH TODDLER
MAY BE ABLE TO WALK SIDEWAYS.
STANDS ON EITHER FOOT WITH SUPPORT .
WALKS FAST AND RUNS STIFFLY.
WALKS INTO BALL; IS UNABLE TO KICK THE BALL.
MAY SHOW HAND PREFERENCE IN ALL ACTIVITIES. -
COGNITIVE: 16-18 MONTH TODDLER
GRADUALLY REFINES CONCEPTS.
IS VERY INQUISTIVE ABOUT EVERYTHING.
REMEMBER WHERE OBJECTS BELONG.
IMITATES SIMPLE SOUNDS ON REQUEST.
MAY USE TWO-WORD PHRASES. -
PHYSICAL: 19-21 MONTH TODDLER
WALKS SIDEWAYS AND BACKWARDS.
RUNS WITHOUT FALLING OFTEN.
WALKS UP AND DOWN STAIRS WITH HELP.
HOLDS TWO OBJECTS IN HAND EASILY.
USES ONE HAND MORE THAN THE OTHER. -
COGNITIVE: 19-21 MONTH TODDLER
PROGRESSES FROM SIMPLE IMITATION TO IMAGINATIVE PLAY.
CAN REMEMBER FAMILIAR OBJECTS FROM DIFFERENT ROOM WHEN ASKED.
HAS VOCABULARY OF ABOUT 2O WORDS. -
PHYSICAL: 22-24 MONTH TODDLER
WALKS WITH MORE COORDINATION AND ASSURANCE. WALKS SIDEWAYS AND BACKWARDS WITH EASE.
HOLDS CRAYON WITH THUMB AND FINGERS.
SNIPS PAPER WITH SCISSORS.
THROWS BALL OVERHEAD INSTEAD OF TOSSING. -
COGNITIVE: 22-24 MONTH TODDLER
BECOMES INTERESTED IN THE OUTCOME OF ACTIVITIES RATHER THAN JUST THE ACTIVITIES THEMSELVES.
HAS VOCABULARY OF 50 OR MORE WORDS.
ANSWER QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE NAME OF BODY PARTS. -
PHYSICAL: 24-30 MONTH TODDLER
IMPROVES MOTOR SKILLS AS TORSO LENGTHENS AND BABY FAT BEGINS TO DISAPPEAR.
OPENS DOOR BY TURNING KNOBS.
LIKES TO TAKE JAR LIDS OFF AND SCREW THEM BACK ON.
KICKS BALL FORWARD. -
COGNITIVE: 24-30 MONTH TODDLER
BECOMES INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN CHILDRE'S TV SHOW.
IS ABLE TO INTERPRET PICTURES DRAWN OR PAINTED.
VOCABULARY STARTS AT 200 WORDS AND INCREASES TO 500 OR MORE IN THIS PERIOD. -
PHYSICAL: 30-36 MONTH TODDLER
LIKES TO BE IN CONSTANT MOTION, RUNING OR WALKING SIDEWAYS OR BACKWARDS.
CATCHES LARGE BALL WITH ARM AND HAND OUT STRAIGHT.
WALKS ON TIPTOE.
TURNS DOORKNOBS WITH GREATER STRENGTH. -
COGNITIVE: 30-36 MONTH TODDLER
BEGINS TO CLASSIFY OBJECTS INTO GENERAL CATEGORIES.
TRIES OUT VARIOUS ROLES IN MAKE-BELIEVE PLAY.
RECOGNIZES SELF IN PHOTOGRAPHS.
USES PERSONAL PRONOUNS CORRECTLY.