Development from age 1-3

Ages 1-3 Height and Weight slow during these years months children begin to climb 2 years children can climb DOWN stairs Skills in running, hopping and jumping increase months children push wheeled toys By the end of 2 they begin to pedal tricycles Small motor skills are refined

12-18 month olds can stack 2 to 4 blocks and join a 2 piece puzzle together months can put together a 6 piece puzzle and stack about 8 blocks Develop more self help skills such as getting dressed, washing hands, eating with utensils, brushing teeth, and putting away toys Toileting: when children are ready it usually takes a few days or a week.

Toddlers are ages ___ to ___. 1 to 3 Which area of development slows down during this time? Height and Weight By months children can climb up the stair, by what age can they come DOWN? 2 years What self help skills are being developed during this stage? Feeding, getting dressed, washing hands, brushing teeth, cleaning up When a toddler is ready, how long will toilet training take? Few days to a week

Learn by doing and using senses Ask “Why” questions Use trial and error, repetition, and imitation to learn ATTENTION SPAN: time spent focused on one activity Increased memory of events, family members, and favorite stories or songs SYMBOLIC THINKING: children understand that one thing can stand for something else PREOPERATIONAL STAGE: Piaget’s second period of intellectual development (2 years-7 years)

Play make-believe and use their imagination Imagination and creativity are natural products of symbolic thinking and this is a significant milestone in a child’s development. LANGUAGE: 18 months can respond yes or no, follow simple commands 24 months- 50 words 2-3 year olds have a vocabulary of words and can name objects and follow more complex commands

RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE: understand spoken words PRODUCTIVE LANGUAGE: spoken language CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT Assimilation: children try to take in new information and try to make it fit what they already know and understand. Accommodation: children change their thinking to make the new information fit Understand similarities and differences Learn Opposites SEPARATION ANXIETY: separation from familiar people

Toddlers use t___ and e___ to learn as well as r______ and imitation. Trial, error as well as repetition The time spent on thinking is called the _____ span. Attention Understanding that one thing can mean something else is _______ thinking. Symbolic Toddlers development falls under P____ P______ stage. Piaget’s Preoperational Stage I_______ and c_______ are natural products of symbolic thinking and this is a significant milestone in a child’s development. Imagination and Creativity

R____language is understood while P_____ language is what you can say. Receptive, Productive A______ is when children try to take new i_____ and fit what they already know. Assimilation, information A______ is when children c_____ their thinking to make n____ information fit. Accommodation, change, new Understand s_____ and d_____ and learn opposites. Similarities and Differences S______ A_______ occurs when children are separated from f______ p______. Separation Anxiety, familiar people

Begin to develop emotional control Mood swings AUTOMONY: Erik Erikson, develop a sense of independence Emerging fears: storms, birds, being alone, animals, water, the dark, etc. Sense of security is a primary emotional need Stable routines help create security Attachments to specific people can set the foundation for children’s future emotional and social development

Toddlers begin to have m___ s____. Mood swings Erikson’s theory discussed A______, developing a sense of i______. Autonomy, independence E________ f_____: storms, birds, being alone, animals, water, the dark, etc. Emerging fears Primary need is sense of s______. You can help with this by creating s_____ r______. Security, stable routines A_______ to specific people can set the foundation for children’s future e_____ and s_____ development. Attachments, emotional and social

Social development is slow At age 2, can take part in group activities with up to 8 children Main social interactions continue to be with parents and adult caregivers Begin making friends at age 2 Show emotion is someone is hurting or crying SOLITARY PLAY: playing alone PARALLEL PLAY: playing near other children but with their own toys.

As they approach 3 they begin to interact more with other children but for limited times. Learn social skills such as using table manners, sharing, and cooperating.

Social development is s____. slow By age 2, children can take part in activities with up to e____ children. eight Main social interactions continue to be with p____ and c_____. Parents and caregivers Begin making friends by age t___. two S_____ play is when a child plays alone while P_____ occurs when two children are playing side by side. Solitary, Parallel Learn social skills such as t___ m____, sharing and c_____. Table manners, cooperation