Toddlerhood (~12 Months - 36 Months) ATI Flashcards
Toddlerhood spans the time from-
When a child begins to walk until they walk & run with ease
When can you pull yourself up to a standing position and walk alone or with help?
By 1 Year Old
At what age range do motor skills become more refined?
Toddlerhood
When do you start to be able to drink from cups as your grasp improves?
Toddlerhood
Most 2 year old toddlers can-
Walk up + down stairs, play with blocks, and feed themselves by hand or with a spoon
At what age range might you be toilet trained, especially during waking hours?
Toddlerhood
Toddlers typically learn bladder control and bowel control in what order?
They typically learn bladder control before they master bowel control
Successful toilet training depends on-
Physical Maturity + Sphincter Control + Brain Maturation + Ability to Communicate
What can cause setbacks in toilet training?
Schedule Changes, Emotional Distress, Fatigue, Health Alterations
Toilet training should be started using what kind’ve approach?
When should it be started?
A positive, consistent approach.
When both the parent and child are ready + willing to participate
At what age do you typically have a lot of temper tantrums?
2 Years Old
By age 3, you will have reached the end of-
Toddlerhood
When should your Gross Motor Skills have progressed to the point of being able to climb, run, and jump?
By the end of Toddlerhood
When should your Fine Motor Skills have progressed to the point of being able to handle small objects, assemble simple puzzles, and build a tower of blocks?
By the end of Toddlerhood
When can you put your thoughts into words, problem solve in a limited way, and begin to connect names with objects?
Toddlerhood
Understanding that an object doesn’t disappear even when it can’t be seen =
Object Permanence
What have Toddlers fully developed?
Object Permanence
Object permanence begins development at what age?
At what stage of development?
At 9 Months of Age (Infancy)
Might toddlers experience separation anxiety and cling to their parents?
Yes
Toddlers use what to communicate?
Gestures (Like raising their arms to be picked up or pointing to a toy to play)
Words
When a kid plays alongside (rather than with) other children =
Parallel Play
When do you do Parallel Play?
Toddlerhood
Language Acquisition + Skill does not develop during toddlerhood.
True or false?
False
How can language be improved during toddlerhood?
Talking with children, describing to the child objects and their usage, and reading aloud