EARLY PRESCHOOL
2 Year Olds
At It's Yours Childcare, we deliver a constant stream of positive reinforcement to your 2-year-old's natural desire to explore their world. Each and every moment with your child, we try to turn into a wonderful opportunity for learning, encouragement, and excitement.
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Most two year olds are thirsty for knowledge and are constantly exploring their environment, asking the question why?
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At his age, you may notice your child begin to try and solve their own problems, make connections, and categorize things based on color, shape, and size. Due to their eagerness to learn, this may be a great time introduce your child to new languages, skills, and environments.
"All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children."
MILESTONES
2 Year Olds
What your baby should be doing by 2 years old:
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Social and Emotional
(1) Copies others, especially adults and older children (2) Gets excited when with other children (3) Shows more and more independence (4) Shows defiant behavior (doing what he has been told not to) (5) Plays mainly beside other children, but is beginning to include other children, such as in chase games.
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Language/Communication
(1) Points to things or pictures when they are named (2) Knows names of familiar people and body parts (3) Says sentences with 2 to 4 words (4) Follows simple instructions (5) Repeats words overheard in conversation (6) Points to things in a book.
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Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving)
(1) Finds things even when hidden under two or three covers (2) Begins to sort shapes and colors (3) Completes sentences and rhymes in familiar books (4) Plays simple make-believe games (5) Builds towers of 4 or more blocks (6) Might use one hand more than the other (7) Follows two-step instructions such as “Pick up your shoes and put them in the closet.” (8) Names items in a picture book such as a cat, bird, or dog.
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Movement/Physical Development
(1) Stands on tiptoe (2) Kicks a ball (3) Begins to run (4) Climbs onto and down from furniture without help (5) Walks up and down stairs holding on (6) Throws ball overhand (7) Makes or copies straight lines and circles.