Toddler Milestone Markers: 31st Month

Physical Development

• Can throw ball overhand, or like baseball players do
• Can build a tower of six or more blocks
• Can put on a t-shirt
• May balance on each foot for at least a second
• May brush teeth with supervision
• May draw a cross

Cognitive and Mental Development

• Can name at least six body parts
• Can say own name
• Can recognize some letters in the alphabet
• May call a friend by name
• May use two adjectives
• May point to object described by use (e.g., point to a toothbrush when asked, "What do you use to brush your teeth?")

Emotional and Behavioral Development

• Can help with house chores, such as putting ingredients into a bowl, clearing up toys or sorting laundry
• Can make choices with given options (e.g., "Do you want to read Bellybutton Book or Horton Hears a Who?")
• May change tone of voice and words used depending on who they're talking to (e.g., simpler words when talking to peers or younger children)
• May even start telling lies or tall tales-not deliberately, but because the line between reality and fantasy is still blurred to him
• Some start asking about sex or where babies come from