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Some physical developments 1 year old children have are; picks up small objects with thumb and forefingers, may walk while holding a caregiver's hand, and moves objects from hand to hand.
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One year old children eat finger foods like; slices of banana, are popular. They should avoid hard foods like raw carrots that can cause choking. Using a spoon to eat usually begins before the age of one.
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One year old children play alone but often near other, dislikes sharing toys, desires approval, and fears some strangers.
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children learn through their senses and own actions..
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A year old child begins to put two words together, names common objects and people, understands "no" but ignores, and finds hidden objects.
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An 18 month old can sit down without help, turns several pages of a book at a time, stacks two or four blocks, and grasps crayons with a fist and scribbles.
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18 month old children can use a spoon with little spilling, and can drink from a cippy cup.
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They engage in parallel, which means that they play near, but not actually with, other children. they begin to treat other people more as objects than as human beings, and children of this age can understand that their actions have consequences for others, but this understanding is limited to actions that have direct, immediate, and physical results.
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Plays alone but often near others, and desires approval
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children learn through their senses and own actions
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dislikes sharing toys, parallel plays, which means playing alone but near others, and they also need rules to guide social behavior.
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they can find hidden objects, they can put together simple puzzles, and can count up to 3 or 4
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18 month old children develop frustration- they want to do more than their bodies are yet able to accomplish, the child realizes being a separate person, negativism can produce a battle of wills between child and parent, and they are giving choices, and encourage talking.
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they can walk well, jumps in place, climbs up and down one stair, and can pull toys with wheels.
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At year 2 a child understands more and is able to wait longer for various needs to be met, unlike the 18 month old. At this age a child expresses love and affection freely and seeks approval and praise, also 2 year old's are easier to reason with.
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they are especially good at understanding and interacting with their main caregivers, children can read their caregiver's moods and gauge what kind of behavior the caregiver is likely to accept, And they also find it fun to play with someone else.
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Children learn through their senses and own actions.
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Uses two- to three- word sentences, and knows about 500 words.
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they can usually feed themselves and learn to use a fork, but they often take a long time to eat, At this age they are still improving their finger motor skills, as well as getting nutrition. At this age the child should eat with the rest of the family.
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Can play simple games with others, bosses other children, and says "please" if prompted.
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They are eating with the rest of the family, motor skills are still improving, and they are using forks.
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They can begin to stack six blocks, turns one page of a book at a time, picks up objects from the floor without losing balance, walks with more coordination and confidence, jumps off the bottom step, and pushes self on wheeled toys.
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They are not easily distracted as they were at 18 months, with children this age they begin to feel overwelmed with everything they are learning, also for this age immaturity and a powerful need for independence clash head- on. they are sensitive about being bossed, shown, helped, or directed during this stage. They can also be stubborn, demanding, abd domineering.
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The indur negativism. During this stage, a child may refuse to do anything at all for one person, while happily doing almost anything another person asks, children are also beginning to leanr about the rights of others. Social play is still parallel and works best with only two children.
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They still engage in parallel play, will use "please" if prompted, and learning how to respect other kids' feelings.
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Children think in terms of their own activities and what they percieve at the moment.
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Use's short sentences, follows directions, identifies colors, and can scribble
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They can stack 8 blocks, screws lids on and off containers, draws circles and horizontal and vertical lines, alternates feet going up stairs but not going down, runs but may not be able to stop smoothly, and throws a ball overhead but inaccurately.
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At this age, most children are quite skillful using a spoon and fork. the have a full set of primary teeth, so chewing foods isn't a problem, meat and other tough food should be cut down to small pieces.
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They are more cooperative and are learning to be considerate, they become more willing to take directions from others, children like to talk and are much better at it, they talk to their toys, their playmates, themselves, and imaginary companions.
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Children at this age begin to engage in cooperative play, actually playing with one another, they can also work together in small groups to build with blocks and act out events for doll families, and fit puzzles together, they also may prefer some children over others as friends.
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They take part in brief group activities (cooperative play), they take turns, likes to help their caregivers, and shows affection to their parents.
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Children think in terms of their own activities and what they percieve at the moment.
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They use longer sentences, knows about 900 words, follows two- part directions and sorts by color and shape.
