Toddler Milestone Markers: 33rd Month

Physical Development

• Can brush teeth with supervision
• Can build a tower of eight or more blocks
• Can alternate feet going up and down the stairs
• May go to the potty consistently during the day
• May wiggle thumb

Cognitive and Mental Development

• Can name one color
• Can carry on a conversation of two to three sentences
• Can name at least four pictures in a book
• Can speak clearly
• May use prepositions like "in", "on", "over"
• May have imaginary friends, sometimes with elaborate backgrounds

Emotional and Behavioral Development

• Can take interest in others' moods and emotions (e.g., "Why is Daddy sad?" or "Why did the man get angry?")
• Can think of playmates as "friends"
• May start to realize that social graces like sharing and giving are part of friendship
• May express a wide range of emotions