Developmental Milestones During Toddlerhood

Question 1

18 Months

Answer 1

• gross motor: runs, kicks ball
• fine motor: builds tower of 2-4 cubes, removes clothing
• language: 10-25 word vocabulary, identifies >1 body part
• social/cognitive: understands “mine”, beings pretend play

Question 2

2 years

Answer 2

• gross motor: walks up/down stairs with both feet on each step, jumps
• fine motor: builds 6-cube tower, copies a line, turn pages
• language: 50+ words vocabulary, 2-word phrases
• social/cognitive: follows 2-step command, parallel play, beings toilet-training
• think of “2” –> 2-word phrases and follows 2-step command

Question 3

3 years

Answer 3

• gross motor: walks up/down stairs with alternating feet, rides tricycle (tri = 3)
• fine motor: copies a circle, uses utensils
• language: 3-word sentences (3 for 3 years), speech 75% intelligible
• social/cognitive: knows age/gender, imaginative play

Question 4

4 years

Answer 4

• gross motor: balances and hops on 1 foot
• fine motor: copies a square (square has 4 sides)
• language: identifies colors, speech 100% intelligible
• social/cognitive: cooperative play

Question 5

5 years

Answer 5

• gross motor: skips, walks backward
• fine motor: copies a triangle, ties shoelaces, independent dressing/bathing, prints letters
• language: counts to 10, 5-words sentences (for 5 years old)
• social/cognitive: has friends, completes toilet-training

Question 6

12 Months

Answer 6

• gross motor: stands well, walks first steps independently, throws ball
• fine motor: 2-finger pincer grasp
• language: says first words (other than “mama” and “dada”)
• social/cognitive: separation anxiety, follows 1-step command with gesture