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18-24 MONTHS

YOUR TODDLER WILL DEVELOP AT THEIR OWN PACE AND MAY TAKE LONGER THAN OTHERS. USE OUR GUIDELINES BELOW TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT YOUR BABIES DEVELOPMENT

BETWEEN 18-24 MONTHS YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE ABLE TO...

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Squat during play
  • Throw objects
  • Jump with galloping motion
  • Use legs on ride-on toys
  • Walk up and down stairs being supported by adult
  • Use a straw
  • Help to undress
  • Drink from a cup with no lid
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COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT

  • Use lots of different words
  • Name objects and pictures
  • Consistently copy new words
  • Begin to use words together
  • Understand new words quickly
  • Identify different body parts when named
  • Follow 2-step directions
  • Understand and use simple pronouns
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SOOTHING BABY SETTLING SLEEPING

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Play with and get excited when seeing other people
  • Imitate others behaviour and actions
  • Show more independence
  • Approach and play with other children
  • Play happily in social situations
  • Locate objects being pointed to
  • Participate in small groups with other children
  • Show defiance or not do as asked
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COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

  • Put objects away
  • Actively explore cabinets and drawers
  • Point to images
  • Eat an increasing variety of food
  • Not be fearful when lying down backwards from sitting
  • Begin to play imaginative games
  • Explore how things work by touching and trying them
  • Begin to sort shapes and color
18-24 MONTHS

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Be happy when not tired or hungry
  • Self-soothe when upset
  • Point to show interest in things
  • Happily engage in routines
  • Begin to calm down quicker
  • Start to express emotions
  • Happily transition to new environments or activities
  • Begin to have tantrums
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IF YOU BELIEVE YOUR CHILD IS NOT MEETING THE MILESTONES FOR THEIR AGE OR IF YOU THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH DEVELOPMENT, PLEASE SPEAK TO A DOCTOR. IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH YOUR BABY, PLEASE SEEK SUPPORT