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Baby Birth
Baby is born. -
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Toddler
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physical development 12-15 months
May be able to walk a few steps alone. Enjoys filling and emptying containers with small objects. May climb out the crib, high chair, or stroller. -
Cognitive development 12-15 months
Begins to form concepts. Notices actions of other children and adults. loves to mimic all actions. likes to look at picture books and pats recognized pictures. points to familiar toys or persons on request. Babbles with expression. -
Physical Development 16-18 months
Walks fast and runs stifflly. walks into ball; is unable to kick the ball. pushes and pulls large toys around the floor . May turn knobs of radio and TV. Adds hand gestures to spoken language. Likes tograb anything and everything. -
Cognitive Development 16-18 months
Has short attention span. Enjoys working with shapes on form board. Identifies simple pictures in book, such as "ball," "doggie," and so on. Refers to name when asked. Can point to own body parts on request. Remembers where objects belong. -
Physical Development 19-21 months
Responds rhythmically to music with whole body. Can kick large ball without stepping on it. Holds container in one hand, puts small objects into it with other hand, then dumps the objects out. Jumps forward and in place. -
Cognitive Development 19-21 months
Has a vocabulary of about 20 words. Looks at books for longer periods of time. Likes to make marks on paper with big crayon. Learns to distinguish different sounds and smells. Combines two different words. Enjoys hearing nursery rhymes. Matches sounds to the animals that make them. -
Physical Development 22-24 months
Walks with more coordination and assurance. Bounces and sways in simple dancing movements. Can throw ball overhead instead of tossing. Likes to play with modeling clay. Holds crayons with thumb and fingers. -
Cognitive Development 22-24
Is curious about objects in environment; feels, squeezes, pulls and pushes objects. May be able to draw crude pictures and interpert what they are. Has vocabulary of 50 or more words. Asks for food when hungry and water when thirtsy. Imitates parents' words and inflections. -
Physical Development 24-30 months
Climbs on jungle gym with fair amount of ease. Can remove wrapping from gum and candy. Can soap hands and arms easily. Enjoys running but is unable to measure sudden stops. May collide with other people or obstacles. -
Cognitive Development 24-30 months
Is better able to use plan a play activity and carry it out. Solves problems by imitating past actions. Can follow two-step commands. Uses two-word sentences. Understands a few prepositions such as OUT, IN, ON. Is better able to to use nearby objects in make-believe games. -
Physical Development 30-36 months
Sits in adult chairs and may prefer these to smaller chairs. Walks on tiptoe. Goes up stairs by alternating feet, but goes down one foot at a time. Takes objects apart and puts them back together. Makes mud pies and sand castles. Eats with fork. Enjoys games involving running. -
Cognitive Development 30- 36 months
Can stack rings in the correct order. Recognizes self in photographs. Begins to classify objects into general catagories. Reveals intellectual curiosity in reading books and watching TV. Ask names of objects and repeats them. Uses personal pronouns correctly.
