Your Toddler Will:
- Begin to pretend play
- Begin to walk without help
- Have the ability to recall someone’s earlier action and repeat it.
- Imitate other’s expressions
- Push and pull things
- Remember where something is hidden and find it, even if it has been completely covered up
- Say about 8 to 20 words
- Understand simple one-step directions ("Get your shoes.")
Brain Development Tips
Interacting with your child is the best way to stimulate and develop your child’s brain.
- Allow your child to pick a book to read.
- Let your child name the objects he sees in books.
- Make reading a part of your daily routine.
- Make regular trips to the library.
- Play frequently with your toddler.
- Provide toys or objects of different sizes, shapes and colors.
- Read out loud to your toddler.
- Sing and recite rhymes.
- Surround your toddler with board books or soft books.
Concerns
- Every child is different and they develop uniquely, too.
- These guidelines are meant as a general overview.
- Please contact your child's pediatrician if you have development concerns.
- You can also call the Minnesota Children With Special Health Needs (MCSHN) at 1-800728-5420 or visit: www.health.state.mn.us