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Age of the Child | Common Skills | Skills Still Learning | Rare Skills |
19 months old or just one and a half year old | Learns to use a spoon and fork Runs Throws ball underhand |
Speech becomes clearer and about half
of it is understandable Recognizes trouble or that something is wrong and may call for help |
Can brush teeth with help and wash and
dry hands too Can understand the meaning of animal names such as cat or dog and point to its picture May recognize and tell you when child needs to go toilet |
20 months old | Will pretend a doll to be a baby and
feed it Can take off own clothes with help Can imitate actions just as throwing garbage |
Vocabulary increases rapidly and
learns 10 or more words a day Can walk up stairs Tries to find objects that are hidden |
May be curious about his genitals Draws straighter lines Knows the name of many body parts and can say them |
21 months old | Can walk up stairs Loves to help with household chores Can follow simple goals such as keeping a toy in its place |
Kicks the ball and can throw it
overhand Makes block towers |
Can recognize the picture of cat or
dog and say it Can make tow-word sentences such as go park or want candy Can walk down stairs |
22 months old | Can kick a ball forward Follows two-step requests (get your doll and bring it here) Imitates others' behavior |
Can do simple puzzles Can draw a straight line Can identify several body parts |
Can put on clothing Might be ready for a big bed Understands opposites (tall and short) |
23 months old | Stack up to 4 blocks to make a tower Names simple pictures in a book Learns and uses about 50 words |
Uses two or three word sentences Sings simple tunes Loves to play with other kids |
Walk down stairs Expresses his likes and dislikes and talks about himself Asks 'Why?' questions about almost everything |
24 months old or two years old | Can tell at least six body parts in a
doll About half of what he says is clear and understandable Can make short sentences |
Expresses his likes and dislikes and
talks about himself Can arrange and categorize things Can walk down stairs |
Learns and understands simple abstract
words and concepts like sooner and later Understands gender differences Starts jumping |