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Toddler Timeline

By Chrina
  • Birth

    Birth
  • 13-15 Physical Development

    13-15 Physical Development
    -May stand alone without support for a short time.
    -Crawls forewards and backwards with varying speeds
    -Has improved grasp skills
    -Build small towers of blocks
    -Uses spoon, spilling little
  • 13-15 Months Cognitive Development

    13-15 Months Cognitive Development
    -Begins to form concepts
    -Has very short memory and almost no forethought.
    -Shows interest in new textures by rubbing fingers over surfaces.
    -Expierments with actions never tried before.
  • 16-18 Months Physical Development

    16-18 Months Physical Development
    -May be able to walk sideways
    -Walks fast and runs stiffly
    -Squats down smoothly from standing position
    -Pushes and pulls large toys around the floor
  • 16-18 Months Cognitive Development

    16-18 Months Cognitive Development
    -Gradually refines concepts
    -Remebers where objects belong\
    -Has short attention span
    -Scribbles more freely
    -Identifies simple pictures
  • 19-21 Months Physical Development

    19-21 Months Physical Development
    -Walks sideways and backwards
    -Loves to run, jump, and climb
    -Can kick large balls
    -Hangs from bars, grasping with hands
  • 19-21 Months Cognitive Development

    19-21 Months Cognitive Development
    -Can remeber familar objects from different room when asked
    -Interested in tiny objects.
    -Learns to distingish different sounds and smells
    -Looks at books for longer periods of time, studying pictures
  • 22-24 Months Physical Development

    22-24 Months Physical Development
    -Walks with more coordination and assurance.
    -Can throw ball into basket
    -Jumps with both feet onto floor.
    -Bounces and sways in simple dancing movements
  • 22-24 Months Cognative Development

    22-24 Months Cognative Development
    -Is curious about objects in enviroment
    -Identifies familar objects on TV screen
    -Distinguishes between vertical and horizontal lines
    -recognizes when pictures in books are upside down
  • 24-30 Months Physical Development

    24-30 Months Physical Development
    -Turn door knobs
    -Can soap hands and arms easily
    -Tears papers and can manipulate clay
    -Climbs on jungle gym with ease
    -Kicks ball forward
  • 24-30 Months Cognative Development

    24-30 Months Cognative Development
    -increased interest in childrens TV shows
    -Can follow two step-commands
    -Knows between before and after
    -Is able to interpret pictures drawn or painted
    -Uses two word sentences
  • 30-36 Months Physical Development

    30-36 Months Physical Development
    -Climps on jungle gym to reach the top
    -Walks on tiptoes
    -Throw ball overhead but aim is still poor
    -Catches large ball with arms and harns out straight
    -Enjoys games involving running.
  • 30-36 Months Cognative Development

    30-36 Months Cognative Development
    -Recognizes self in photographs
    -Can remeber and follow three-step commands
    -Starts to use past tense and plural
    -Understands relative size
    -Can stack rings in the correct order