Toddler Timeline

  • Birth

    Birth
  • 13-15 Months Physical

    13-15 Months Physical
    -May stand alone without support
    -Cruises Along Furniture
    -Crawls over small barriers
    -May be able to walk a few steps
    -Climbs on chairs, sofa, and tables
  • 13-15 Months Cognitive

    13-15 Months Cognitive
    -Begins to form concepts
    -Loves to mimic all actions
    -Shows interest in new textures by rubbing fingers over surface
    -Likes to look at pictures books and pats
    -Has very short memory and almost no forethought
  • 16-18 Months Physical

    16-18 Months Physical
    -May be able to walk sideways
    -Stands on either foot with support
    -Walks fast and runs swiftly
    -Walks into ball; is unable to kick the ball
    -Squats down smoothly from standing position
  • 16-18 Months Cognitive

    16-18 Months Cognitive
    -Gradually refines concepts
    -Is very inquisitive about everything
    -Remebers where objects belong
    -Has short attention span
    -Tries to imitate the ways parents use objects
  • 19-21 Months Physical

    19-21 Months Physical
    -Walk sideways and backwards
    -Runs without falling
    -Love to run, jumos, and climb
    -Jumps forward and in place
    -Hangs from bar, grasping with hands
  • 19-21 Months Cognitive

    19-21 Months Cognitive
    -Is interested in tiny things such as bugs
    -Can remeber familiar objects without seeing them
    -Can obtain familiar objects from room when asked
    -Looks at books for longer periods of time
    -Likes to make markson paper with big crayon
  • 22-24 Months Physical

    22-24 Months Physical
    -Can seat self in small chair with ease
    -Jumps with both feet on the floor
    -Can throw ball into basket
    -Throws ball overhead instead of tossing
    -Walks with more coordination and assurance
  • 22-24 Months Cognitive

    22-24 Months Cognitive
    -Follows simple directions
    -Is able to match similar objects
    -Identifies familiar objects on TV screen
    -May distinguish between "one" and "many"
    -May be able to draw crude pictures
  • 24-30 Months Cognitive

    24-30 Months Cognitive
    -Enjoys learning new names for new objects
    -Refers to self by name; then learns to use pronouns
    -Uses words to make requests
    -Understands a few prepositions such as out, in, on
    -Vocab increases 200-500 words
  • 24-30 Months Physical

    24-30 Months Physical
    -Opens door by turning knobs
    -Can remove wrapping from gum and candy
    -Can carefully turn pages of book one page at a time
    -Can soap hands and arms easily
    -Tears paper and manipulates clay
  • 30-36 Months Physical

    30-36 Months Physical
    -Turns doorknob with greater strength
    -Eats wtih a fork
    -Makes mud pies and sand castles
    -Enjoys games involving running
    -Walks on tiptoe
  • 30-36 Months Cognitive

    30-36 Months Cognitive
    -Use personal pronouns correctly
    -Understands relative sive
    -Ask names of objects and repeats them
    -Vocab increases from 900-1000 words
    -Recognize self in photographs