Gross motor development
(How Your Baby Moves)
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Fine motor development
(How Your Baby Uses His Hands)
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Language development
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- Builds tower of two blocks
- Makes marks with a crayon
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- Names one object
- Follows command without gestures or prompts; e.g., “Bring me the book”
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Is your child ahead of schedule? Check the 18-month milestones:
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- Pushes and pulls large objects
- Seats self in small chair
- Runs stiffly
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- Builds tower of four blocks
- Scribbles with crayon
- Dumps small objects from a bottle
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- Speaks 10 to 25 words
- Points to self an at least three body parts
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Problem Solving Development
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Psychosocial: Emotional Development
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Psychosocial: Social Development
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- Puts two blocks into one hand to take a third one with the other hand
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- Self-conscious period (coy)
- Hugs parents
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Is your child ahead of schedule? Check the 18-month milestones:
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- Shows symbolic play with a doll
- Matches pairs of objects
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- Associates feelings with verbal symbols
- Begins to have thoughts about feelings
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- First application of attributes to self (good, naughty)
- Kisses with a pucker
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Psychosocial: Adaptive Development
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Eating: Motor Skills Development
Milestones apply for ages 1 to 2 years
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Eating: Social and Personal Skills Development
Milestones apply for ages 1 to 2 years
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- Removes socks and shoes
- Uses spoon
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- Starts to use a spoon and fork
- Spills most of his food
- Uses his fingers to pick up foods (so serve finger foods!)
- Drinks from a cup
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- May want to feed you
- Becomes more independent; too busy to eat
- Able to gesture or ask for food if hungry
- Appetite seems to decrease
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Is your child ahead of schedule? Check the 14-month milestones:
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- Moves around house independently
- Starts to remove clothing
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- Starts to use a spoon and fork
- Spills most of his food
- Uses his fingers to pick up foods (so serve finger foods!)
- Drinks from a cup
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- May want to feed you
- Becomes more independent; too busy to eat
- Able to gesture or ask for food if hungry
- Appetite seems to decrease
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