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Encyclopedia > Toddlers
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A male Caucasian toddler child

A toddler is a child between the ages of one to three years old. During this period, the child learns a great deal about social roles and develops motor skills.


The toddler developmental timeline shows what an average toddler can do at what age. Times vary greatly from child to child.


If a child is 'behind' in some areas, do not consider it a problem without first consulting with a professional.


Most children are toilet trained while they are toddlers.

Age Physical Mental Emotional
12 - 15 Months
  • Stand alone well.
  • Drink from a cup (poorly).
  • Turn pages in a book (a few at a time).
  • Play ball by rolling or tossing it.
  • Use words for parents such as "ma-ma" "da-da"
  • Use one or two other words such as "ball", "cracker", or "cookie"
  • Can follow a simple command with an associated gesture, such as: bringing a cup to you when you point at it and say "Please bring me the cup".
  • Realizes things still exist when they are out of sight, such as a toy block placed into a closed box.
  • Use gestures or words to convey desires, such as: Pointing a book, raising arms to be picked up, or saying "cup".
  • Mimic actions such as covering eyes while playing peek-a-boo.
15 - 18 Months
  • Knows 2 or 3 words.
  • May be able to follow a command without a gesture.
  • Stack 2 blocks.
18 - 24 Months
  • Feed self with a spoon.
  • Run.
  • Climb into a small chair.
  • Walk up steps.
  • Speaks 6 words.
  • Knows a few body parts.
  • Stack 3 or 4 blocks.
  • Understands pushing buttons can make things happen.
  • Wants to be independent at times. Will throw a tantrum or possibly say no.
  • Mimics social behavior such as hugging a teddy bear or feeding a doll.
12 - 24 Months  
  • Sorting toys.
  • Search for hidden objects.
  • Problem solving through experimentation.
  • Self recognition.
  • Self reference.
  • Displays attachment.
  • Separation anxiety.
  • Knows boys from girls.
  • Can play turn taking games.
2 - 3 Years      

Even when toddlers can walk they are often transported in a buggy (pushchair, push-chair), when they are tired, or to increase speed.


  Results from FactBites:
 
Toddler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (400 words)
A toddler is a child between the ages of one and three years old, although some may consider a toddler to be between two and five.
It is not uncommon for some toddlers to master certain skills (such as walking) well before other skills (like talking).
Even when toddlers can walk they are often transported in a buggy, or stroller when they are tired, or to increase speed.
MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Toddler development (907 words)
Toddlers should be restricted from the kitchen with a safety gate or placed in a playpen or high chair to eliminate the danger of burns from pulling hot foods off the stove or bumping into the hot oven door.
The toddler years are the time to begin instilling values, reasoning, and incentives in the child to learn accepted rules of behavior.
The toddler's favorite word may seem to be "NO!!!" It is important for parents not to follow into a pattern of negative behavior with yelling, spanking, and threatening of their own.
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