TODDLER DEVELOPMENT
FACT SHEET ON TODDLER DEVELOPMENT:
The first year of a child's development often ends with his or her first step. It is around this time that the child enters their toddler years ( word origin: toddle(verb):to walk with short and wobbly steps). Toddlerhood is a time of transition. Toddlers are working on two major goals at the same time: 1) maintaining attachment to parents or significant caregivers, and 2) exploring the world and establishing a sense of self sometimes the goals are in conflict.
physical development:
* weight is now approximately three times the child's birth weight.
* respiration rate varies with emotional state and activity.
* rate of growth slows.
* head size increases slowly; grows approximately 1.3 centimeters every six months.
* chest circumference is larger than head circumference.
* legs may still appear bowed.
* toddler will begin to lose the " baby fat" once they begin walking.
* body shape changes; takes on more adult-like appearance; still appear top-heavy; abdomen protrudes, back is swayed.
social development:
* Egocentric view of the word, combined with the need to feel autonomous and in control, limits the toddler's ability to share or acknowledge that other people may have different intention for her (16 months to 3 year).
* beginning understanding of reciprocity develops through play with peers ( two to three years).
* limitation of parental behavior implicitly incorporates a beginning understanding of social expectations (two to three years).
Cognitive development:
* intense interest in understanding and learning about the world( 1 to 3 years)
* development of conscious expectation, based on memory of prior experience; awareness of violations of expectations (18 months to 3 years).
* Ability to observe and plans; toddlers can formulate plans, consciously remember them, and persist in trying to realize them 18 months and older).
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