Childhood Milestones

(Toddler: 1-3 years of age)

     Teresa Saenz 

    Week 3 assignment 

 Cognitive Milestones
 looks for things you hide toy under blanket (1year of age) (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Child Development Basics 2021)

Language Milestone waves “bye-bye” (1 year of age) (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Child Development Basics 2021)

Leo had become a big brother; to a little brother named Vinny. His brother Vinny had just turned a year. When Vinny was smaller; Leo couldn't play the games he wanted to with his brother; this saddened him. However, Leo noticed that his brother began to look for the toys he had hidden under a blanket one day. This made Leo happy; Leo could finally play a game with his little brother Vinny. 

Leo one day started waving goodbye to his brother Vinny. Vinny had turned one year of age, and one day as Leo waved goodbye to him as he was going to school, his little brother Vinny waved goodbye back. Leo was happy to see the new thing his brother had learned.

Cognitive Milestone

Plays with more than one toy simultaneously, like putting toy food on a toy plate. (2 years of age) (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Child Development Basics 2021)

Language Milestone 

Use simple phrases and puts two-word sentences together, such as "more milk." (2 years of age)(U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Child Development Basics 2021)

Leo was playing with his little brother Vinny; Vinny was now two years of age. Vinny asked Leo, "Read Please." Vinny had made a sentence using two words. Leo was thrilled he could now have a simple conversation with his little brother. 

Leo noticed his brother Vinny who was now two, enjoyed playing with more than one toy now; he would play with two toys together at the same time and was able to play a lot more games with him. For example, his brother understood while playing with trains to put trains on a track.

Cognitive Milestone

Draws a circle when you show them how (3years of age)(U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Child Development Basics 2021)

Language Milestone 

Points to at least two body parts when you ask him to show you. (2 years of age)

(U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Child Development Basics 2021)