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Birth
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13 Months Physical
: Cruises along Furniture
: May climb stairs on hands and knees
: May try to turn doorknobs
: Uses spoon, spilling litttle
: Climbs on chairs, sofas, and tables -
13 Months Cognitive
: Has very short memory
: Responds to own name, comes when called
: Follows simple commands, Ex, give, come, stop, and show me
: Experiments with actions never tried before
: Looks in correct places for toys that roll out of sight -
16 Months Physical
: May be able to walk sideways
: Jumps with both feet
: Likes to grab everything and anything
: May turn knobs of TV and radio
: Walks fast and runs stiffly -
16 Months Cognitive
: Remembers where objects belong
: Has short attention span
: Vocabulary increases from 6 to 10 words
: Identifies objects by pointing when requested
: Says " NO " more often than any other word -
19 Months Physical
: Walks sideways and backwards
: Runs without falling often
: Walks up and down stairs with help
: Holds 2 objects in hand easily
: Builds tower of 5 or 6 blocks -
19 Months Cognitive
: Looks at books for longer periods of time
: Can remember familiar objects without seeing them
: Has a vocabulary of about 20 words
: Constantly asks " Whats that "
: Completes simple jigsaw puzzles of 2 to 3 Pieces -
22 Months Physical
: Walks with more coordination
: Alternates between standing and sitting positions easily
: Can seat self in small chair with ease
: Likes to play with modeling clay
: Can open screw type closures -
22 Months Cognitive
: Becomes interested in the outcome of activities
: May distinguish between one and many
: Recognizes when picture in a book is upside down
: Has vocabulary of 50 or more words
: Is interested in sound repetition -
25 Months Physical
: Improved mortor skills
: Torso legnthens and body fat begins to disappear
: Enjoys running but is unable to measure sudden stops
: May collide wtih other people or obstacles while running
: Climbs everywhere -
25 Months Cognitive
: Becomes increasingly interested in childrens TV
: Understands cause and effect in terms of own behavior
: Is better able to use nearby objects in make-believe games
: Enjoys playing house and imitating family situations
: Likes to listen to tapes and records of stories and songs -
28 Months Physical
: Climbs on jungle gym with fair amount of of ease
: Plays on swings. ladders, and other play ground equipment
: Kicks ball foward
: Throws ball overhead but without aiming
: Opens doors by turning knobs -
28 Months Cognitive
: Remembers Sequence of stories and may be able to retell them
: Is able to interpret pictures drawn or painted
: Likes to imitatie drawings of older children
: Recognizes familiar signs in environment
: Solves promblems by imitating past actions -
31 Months Physical
: Enjoys games involving running
: Goes up stairs with alternating feet, but goes down one foot at a time.
: Walks on tip toes : Throws ball overhead but aim is still poor
: Turns door knobs with greater strength -
31 Months Cognitive
: Begins to classify objects into general catagories
: Uses symbolic representation in make believe play
: Tries out various roles in make believe play
: Tries new play activities to discover more about how things work
: Becomes more skilled in putting puzzles together -
34 Months Physical
: Likes to be in constant moton, running or walking sideways
: Climbs quickly on jungle gym to reach the top
: Climbs upside ladder and slides down
: Jumps from elevated objects sometimes miscalculating the height : Sits in adult chairs -
34 Months Cognitive
: Reveals intellectual curiosity in reading books and watching TV
: Can remember and follow 3 step commands
: Can stack rings in correct order
: Identifies familiar objects by touch
: Recognizes self in photographs -
37 Months Physical
: Scribbles and draws circles as well as horizontal and vertical lines : Likes to paint using full arm motions combined with finger motion : Strings large beads
: Builds towers of 6 or more blocks
: Takes objects apart and puts them back together -
37 Months Cognitive
: Vocabulary starts at about 500 words, increases to 900 or 1000
: Creates 2 to 3 word sentences including verbs
: Starts to use past tense and plurals
: Ask names of objects and repeats them
: Understands relative size
