| At... | Most Toddlers Will... |
Some Toddlers Can... | A Few Toddlers May... |
| 13 Months | - Say two words - Stand by themselves - Pick up an object while standing |
- Drink from a cup - Play simple games like Peek-A-Boo - Use three words |
- Run - Walk up steps - Attempt to lift heavier items |
| 14 Months | - Empty containers - Mimic others |
- Starts games- Walks better - Points to a requested body part |
- Use utensils - Attempt to "feed" toys - Push or drag a toy while walking |
| 15 Months | - Say up to five words - Scribble - Walk backwards |
- Run - Draw a lot - Learn to say "no" (a lot!) |
- Walk up a flight of stairs - Say "shh" with fingers at mouth - Brush teeth with help |
| 16 Months | - Turn book pages - Have temper tantrums - Form a comfort habit with a soft item |
- Build a three block stack - Remove an item of clothing |
- Be picky about food - Need fewer naps - Can point to an item in a picture when asked |
| 17 Months | - Able to combine words - Climb - Exhibit more independence |
- Follow simple commands - Easier to understand |
- Kick ball forward - Name an item in a picture when asked - Sort toys by specific criteria |
| 18 Months | - Attempt to "read" alone - Pedal a tricycle |
- Say phrases - Stack four blocks |
- Wash hands - Throw a ball overhand - Start indicating they are ready for toilet training |
| 19 Months | - Run - Use utensils - Throw a ball underhand |
- Name six body parts - Can understand half of what they're saying |
- Stack six blocks - Recognize when they need the toilet |
| 20 Months | - Remove clothes with help - "Feed" doll |
- Go up stairs - Look for hidden items - Brush teeth with help - Learn 10+ words a day |
- Name a few body parts - Put on a piece of clothing |
| 21 Months | - Walk up steps- "Help" around house - Follow two-step commands |
- Wash and dry hands - Point to four pictures when asked |
- Walk down stairs - Jump up - Form short sentences |
| 22 Months | - Kick ball forward | - Put on an item of clothing - Do simple puzzles - Name a few body parts |
- Want to be in a "big kid bed" - Grasp concept of opposites |
| 23 Months | - Stack four blocks - Take of a piece of clothing - Use 50+ single words |
- Create two to three word sentences - Interested in playing with others more - Start hitting, kicking and biting others |
- Stack eight blocks - Have a conversation two to three sentences long |
| 24 Months | - Speaking clear enough to be understood half the time - Name six body parts - Construct simple sentences |
- Walk down stairs - Talk about self - Put things into categories |
- Learn differences between girls and boys - Starts to comprehend abstract ideas like soon |
