Toddler Milestone Markers: 25th Month

Physical Development

• Can take off own clothes
• Can build a tower of three to four blocks
• Can walk with a heel-to-toe motion
• Can wash and dry hands
• May brush teeth with help
• May put on clothes
• May throw a ball "overhand" or like baseball players do
• May draw a vertical line
• Will sleep less, from nine to 13 hours at night, and one nap (or none!) during the day
• From the second birthday, expect him to keep slimming down, with limbs and torso lengthening to more adult proportions.
• An abundance of energy! So give your child the chance to run around outdoors each day.

Cognitive and Mental Development

• Can name several body parts
• Can use around 50 individual words
• Can use pronouns like "me", "you", "I"
• Can speak clearly most of the time
• May understand adjectives, such as big, small, etc.
• You may understand what your toddler is saying, but not necessarily get the meaning. Don't worry; by age four, he will start making more (adult) sense

Emotional and Behavioral Development

• Starts asserting independence: "Me do it" or not want to hold your hand while walking
• May still have separation anxiety and will cling to Mommy or Daddy
• May remember peers and have a preference for one child over another
• May not yet be ready to share
• May play imaginatively-pretending that he's riding on a boat (even if he's on the bed) or talking to his favorite stuffed toys
• May use the ‘quiet voice'-something useful when attending church or other social events