Child Development 2 years

0-6 months

6-12 months

1 year

2 years

3 & 4 years

Areas of Development

Physical Runs without falling Walks up and down stairs alone. Can tiptoe and march. Jumps off a low step. Can put together simple puzzles. Uses paintbrushes and crayons, and enjoys fingerplay games.

 

Cognitive Knows where things go and is beginning to do little errands. Imitates; enjoys working and doing side-by-side parent/child activities. Needs sameness, routine suits him, enjoys repetition. Does not separate goal from the way of achieving the goal (fills pail with and not so much to have a pail full of sand but because he likes puttingand into his pail). Aware of opposties, "come and go," "fast and slow."

 

Emotional & Social Gentle, friendly, calmer, surer, and better balanced. Happy much fo the time, less demanding. Deeply in love with parents; likes people. Comfortable wtih himself. Parallel play, with little interaction. Enjoys being near other children, will often imitate them.

 

Language Speech blossoming. Sentences of 3 words or more. Knows 200 - 300 words. May use verbal sound effects to accompany solitary play. Talks to himself as much as he does to other people.

Recommended Toys

• Interlocking puzzles.
• Storybooks with simple stories and rhymes, more detail in pictures.
• Stacking boxes.
• LEGO or building materials.
• Hand puppets, crochetted hand puppets.
• Peg board, wooden with large pegs and holes.
• Shape sorters.
• Chalkboard and chalk, large non-toxic crayons.
• Tea sets, cooking utensils.