PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
- Climbs up and down from chairs
- Cruises furniture
- May differentiate use of hands
- Can pick up extremely small objects
- Deliberately places objects on different spots
- Can turn pages of a book
- May pull off shoes and socks
- May lean over while standing against support
- May take a step without holding on to anything
- May stand on toes
- May carry spoon to mouth
- Can hold cup and drink from it
- Lifts lid from boxes
COGNITIVE AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
- Takes things apart and puts them back together
- Opens drawers and cupboards to explore contents
- Experiments with means to a goal, such as using a large wheeled toy for a walker
- Recognizes words as symbols for objects (e.g. a cow “moos”)
- Imitates speech rhythms, inflections and facial expressions
- Speaks a few intelligible words
- May start speaking long, babbling sentences with full inflection
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Begins to learn sexual identity
- Helps dress herself
- Drops objects for someone else to pick up
- Does not always cooperate
- Withdraws from strangers
- Asserts herself among siblings and playmates
- Tries to avoid disapproval, seeks approval
- Shows guilt
- Engages in parallel play
Photography by Jun Pinzon
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