Toddler development

Question 1

what is the age range for toddlers

Answer 1

1-3 years

Question 2

what is the average height, weight, and head circumference changes during toddlerhood

Answer 2

height = +5 inches/year
weight = +5-6 lbs/year
head = 2.5cm + during second year

Question 3

about what percentage of adult height will the toddler be?

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

when should primary teeth be in

Answer 4

2.5 - 3 years old

Question 5

when should a toddler be able to throw a ball

Answer 5

18M

Question 6

when should a toddler be able to climb stairs

Answer 6

24M

Question 7

when should a toddler be able to jump with both feet

Answer 7

2.5 years

Question 8

when should toddlers be able to pedal a tricycle

Answer 8

3 years

Question 9

when should a toddler be able to put a round peg into a board

Answer 9

15M

Question 10

when could you expect good hand-finger coordination from a toddler

Answer 10

30M

Question 11

when can a toddler copy a circle and draw a straight(ish) line

Answer 11

2 years

Question 12

when will a toddler be able to use a spoon well

Answer 12

18M

Question 13

when will a toddler be able to hold a crayon with their fingers

Answer 13

24-30M

Question 14

when can a toddler follow a 2-step command

Answer 14

24M

Question 15

when should a toddler be expected to repeat and remember 3 words

Answer 15

3year

Question 16

when will a toddler be able to use short sentences

Answer 16

18-24M

Question 17

when will a toddler be able to identify geometric forms

Answer 17

18M

Question 18

about how many words should a 2 year old be able to speak

Answer 18

300

Question 19

when is object permanence fully developed

Answer 19

2 years

Question 20

why is ritualism important for toddlers

Answer 20

provides comfort, repetition, and routine

Question 21

what are sources of stress for a toddler

Answer 21

separation from parents, the dark, loud noises, certain people/separation, violence, loss of security objects

Question 22

what are signs of stress in toddlers

Answer 22

negativism, regression, rigidity, lack of sociability, tantrums

Question 23

how can you improve the language development of a toddler

Answer 23

reading to them, talking to them, singing and interacting with them, repeating words

Question 24

Do toddlers engage in parallel or singular play?

Answer 24

parallel play, will play beside others but not really with others

Question 25

what stage of erikson are toddlers in

Answer 25

autonomy vs shame and doubt

Question 26

what is a key way to promote autonomy in toddlerhood

Answer 26

letting them dress themselves and leaving it without correcting it

Question 27

what stage of kohlberg moral development are toddlers in

Answer 27

still preconventional

Question 28

what stage of piaget cognitive development are toddlers in until age 2

Answer 28

sensorimotor

Question 29

when do toddlers begin tertiary circular reactions

Answer 29

13-18 months

Question 30

after a toddler is 2 years old what stage of piaget cognitive developement

Answer 30

preoperational

Question 31

what are some characteristics of the preoperational phase

Answer 31

intuitive reasoning rather than logic, egocentric thought and speech, focused on whys and hows, animism

Question 32

what physical factors contribute to toddlers reaching the potty training age

Answer 32

ability to control sphincters develops 18-24M, increase in bladder capacity

Question 33

at 14-18M a toddler should be able to hold their bladder for how long

Answer 33

2 hours

Question 34

when should a toddler be able to use a cup well

Answer 34

15M

Question 35

how many cubes can a 15M old place for a tower?

Answer 35

2

Question 36

how many cubes can a 18M place for a tower

Answer 36

3-4

Question 37

how many cubes can a 24M place for a tower

Answer 37

5-6

Question 38

do toddlers understand why something is wrong

Answer 38

no, but they follow the rules around it because that is what they are told

Question 39

how to toddlers understand what actions are good and what actions are bad

Answer 39

based on praise and punishment

Question 40

what is the mental importance of negativism in toddlers

Answer 40

it is emerging independence and separation from the parent

Question 41

according to piaget and the sensorimotor stage: intelligence takes the form of ________

Answer 41

motor actions

Question 42

what are tertiary circular reactions

Answer 42

applying knowledge and experiences had to new situations

Question 43

what is the age span for the preoperational phase

Answer 43

2-7

Question 44

what is animism

Answer 44

giving inanimate objects feeling

Question 45

instead of logical reasoning what do toddlers depend on

Answer 45

intuitive reasoning