Developmental milestones record - 2 years
Alternative Names
Growth milestones for children -
2 years; Normal childhood growth milestones - 2 years; Childhood
growth milestones - 2 years
Information
Physical and motor skill
markers:
- Able to turn a door
knob
- Can browse through a book one
page at a time
- Can build a tower of 6 to 7
cubes
- Can kick ball without losing
balance
- Can pick up objects while
standing, without losing balance (often occurs by 15 months, and
would be cause for concern if you don't see it by 2
years)
- Can run with better
coordination, although the stance may remain wide
- Height is roughly half the total
height the child will attain as an adult
- May be psychologically ready for
toilet training
- Should have the first 16 teeth
(can be a wide variation of the actual number of teeth)
Sensory and cognitive
markers:
- Able to put on simple clothes
unassisted (frequently more adept at removing clothes than putting
them on)
- Able to communicate needs such
as thirst, hunger, need to use the restroom
- Can organize phrases of 2 to 3
words
- Increased attention span
- Vision fully
developed
- Vocabulary has increased to
about 50 to 300 words (healthy children demonstrate wide
variations)
Play recommendations:
- Allow the child to help around
the house and participate in the daily responsibilities of the
family.
- Encourage and provide the
necessary space for physical activity.
- Encourage play that involves
building and creativity.
- Provide safe replicas of adult
tools and equipment.
- Read to the child.
- Try to avoid watching television
at this age (recommendation of the American Academy of
Pediatrics).
- Parents should control both the
content and quantity of television viewing. Limit television
viewing to fewer than 3 hours per day, and preferably 1 hour or
less. Avoid programming with violent content. Redirect the child to
reading or play activities.
- Control the type of games
played.
Review Date: 2/27/2008
Reviewed By: Rachel A. Lewis, MD, FAAP, Columbia University
Pediatric Faculty Practice, New York, NY. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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