Child Development After 1

Question 1

18 Months

Answer 1

Motor

• Walks alone
• Holds rails and climbs, can jump with both feet
• Can build a tower of 3-4 cubes (1 x 3) and throw a ball
• Can use a spoon

Language

• Many unintelligable words (up to 40 in some)
• Uses holophrases

Social

• Shows rapproachment (hugs when coming back)

Question 2

2 Years

Answer 2

Motor

• Able to run
• Builds a tower of 6 cubes (2 x 3)

Language

• Makes sentances - telegraphic initially

Social

• Parralel play
• Dry by day

Question 3

3 Years

Answer 3

Motor

• Goes upstairs one foot at a time and downstairs two feet at a time
• Copies circle, imitates cross, draws the man on request
• Makes a tower of 9 cubes (3 x 3)

Language

• Speaks in sentences

Social

• Co-operative play
• Imaginary friends

Question 4

4 Years

Answer 4

Motor

• Can skip
• Copies a cross

Social

• Usually toilet trained

Question 5

5 Years

Answer 5

Motor

• Can hop
• Copies a triangle

Language

• Fluent speech with grammar use
• Uses function words

Social

• Dresses and undresses alone

Question 6

6 Years

Answer 6

Motor

• Copies a diamond
• Can count number of fingers

Language

• Nearly adult-like speech