TODDLER CARE
13 months to 24 months
At It's Yours Childcare, we form strong, loving, and caring relationships with your toddler to help guide them through their learning experiences while stimulating their development and reinforcing the skills they’re taught at home.
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Every single child is born with his/her own individual way of approaching the world
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One of the most important ways toddlers learn how the world works is by carefully watching and copying a lot of what they see. Toddlers are also solving problems by using their past experiences to help them understand new situations. For example, your child may begin throwing everything into the trash—garbage or not. He is remembering that throwing his napkin out after lunch makes you happy. He just hasn’t learned yet what not to toss out!
"Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him."
MILESTONES
18 Months
What your baby should be doing at 18 months:
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Social and Emotional
(1) Likes to hand things to others as play (2) May have temper tantrums (3) May be afraid of strangers (4) Shows affection to familiar people (5) Plays simple pretend, such as feeding a doll (6) May cling to caregivers in new situations (7) Points to show others something interesting (8) Explores alone but with parent close by.
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Language/Communication
(1) Says several single words (2) Says and shakes head “no” (3) Points to show someone what he wants.
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Cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving)
(1) Knows what ordinary things are for; for example, telephone, brush, spoon (2) Points to get the attention of others (3) Shows interest in a doll or stuffed animal by pretending to feed (4) Points to one body part (5) Scribbles on his own (6) Can follow 1-step verbal commands without any gestures; for example, sits when you say “sit down”.
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Movement/Physical Development
(1) Walks alone (2) May walk up steps and run (3) Pulls toys while walking (4) Can help undress herself (5) Drinks from a cup (6) Eats with a spoon.
24 Months
What your baby should be doing by 24 months:
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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.