Toddler Timeline

By mccoybrandi

  • Birth

    Birth
    Baby is Born

  • 12-15 months Cognitive

    12-15 months Cognitive
     Discovers ability to make things happen by own actions
     Shows interest in new textures by rubbing fingers over surfaces
     May attempt to imitate words others say
     Responds to own name, comes when called

  • 12-15 Months Physical

    12-15 Months Physical
     Enjoys filling and emptying containers with small objects
     May try to turn doorknobs
     May climb stairs on hands and knees
     Crawls over small barriers

  • 16-18 Months Physical

    16-18 Months Physical
     Begins to scribble
     Builds tower of three cubes
     Pushes and pulls large toys around the floor
     May be able to walk sideways

  • 16-18 Months Cognitive

    16-18 Months Cognitive
     Remembers where objects belong
     Has short attention span
     Can point at own body parts when requested
     Says “no” more often than any other word

  • 19-21 Months Physical

    19-21 Months Physical
     Holds two objects in hand easily
     Builds tower of five or six blocks
     Jumps forward and in place
     Walks up and down stairs with help

  • 19-21 Months Cognitive

    19-21 Months Cognitive
     Can remember familiar objects without seeing them
     Looks at books for longer periods of time, studying pictures
     Matches sound to animals that make them
     Constantly asks “what’s that?”

  • 22-24 Months Physical

    22-24 Months Physical
     Holds crayon with thumb and fingers
     Can open screw-type closures
     Throws ball overhead instead of tossing
     Can seat self in small chair with ease

  • 22-24 Months Cognitive

    22-24 Months Cognitive
     Follows simple directions
     Recognizes when picture in book is upside down
     Has vocabulary of 50 or more words
     Interested in sound repetition

  • 24-30 Months Physical

    24-30 Months Physical
     Opens door by turning knob
     Can carefully turn pages of book one page at a time
     Kicks ball forward
     Enjoys running but is unable to measure sudden stops

  • 24-30 Months Cognitive

    24-30 Months Cognitive
     Becomes increasingly interested in children’s TV shows
     Enjoys playing house and imitating family situations
     Enjoys learning names for new objects
     Vocabulary starts at 200 words and increases to 500 or more in this period

  • 30-36 Month Physical

    30-36 Month Physical
     Eats with a fork
     Takes objects apart and puts them back together
     Walks on tiptoes
     Likes to be in constant motion

  • 30-36 Months Cognitive

    30-36 Months Cognitive
     Begins to classify objects in general categories
     Recognizes self in photographs
     Understands relative size (big and small)
     Creates two-to-three word sentences including verbs