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Physical Developmental Milestones
*12-18 months-turns pages in a book, picks up small objects with thumb and forefinger
*18-24 months-walks well, jumps in place
*2-2 1/2 years-stacks six blocks, jumps off the bottom step
*2 1/2-3 years-screws lids on and off containers,runs but may not be able to stop amoothly
*3-4 years-cuts with scissors, catches a ball with arms straight -
Self Feeding
*One-Year-Olds--Children at this age eat a variety of foods. Finger foods, such as slices of banana.
*Two-Year-Olds--Children at this age group can usually feed themsevles and learn to use a fork, but they often take long to eat.
*Three-Year-Olds--By age three, most children are quite skillful using a spoon and fork. -
Emotional Development
*Self-Centered
*Negativism
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Social Patterns
*Through socialization children can be expected to leaarn various social skills by certain ages.
*Children engage in parallel play, which means thhat they play near, but not actually with, other children.
*Three-year-olds begin cooperative play, actually playing with one another. -
Social Developmental Milestones
*1 year-Plays alone but often near others,dislikes sharing toys,desires approval, fear some strangers.
*2 years-Engages in parallel play, plays simple games with others,bosses other children, says "please" if prompted.
*3 years-Takes part in brief group activities (cooperative play), takes turn, likes to help, shows affection. -
Piaget's Four Periods of Learning
*Incidental learning is unplanned learning.
*Trail-and-error learning take place when a child tries several solutions before finsing one that works.
*Imitation is learning by watching and copying others.
*Directed learning is learning that results from being taught, often by parents, other caregivers, teachers, or older siblings. -
Intellectual Developmental Milestones
*1 year-Begins to put two words together, names common objects and people, understands "no" but ignores, finds hidden objects.
*2 years-Uses two-to three-word sentences, knows about 500 words, follows simple directions, identifies colors.
*3 years-Uses longer sentences, knows about 900 words, follows two-partt directions, sorts by color and shape.