Alternative Names
Growth milestones for children - 2 years; Normal childhood growth milestones - 2 years; Childhood growth milestones - 2 years
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Physical and motor-skill markers:
- Able to turn a door knob
- Can browse through a book one page at a time
- Can build a tower of 6 to 7 cubes
- Can kick ball without losing balance
- Can pick up objects while standing, without losing balance (often occurs by 15 months, and would be cause for concern if you don't see it by 2 years)
- Can run with better coordination, although the stance may remain wide
- Height is roughly half the total height the child will attain as an adult
- May be psychologically ready for toilet training
- Should have the first 16 teeth (can be a wide variation of the actual number of teeth)
Sensory and cognitive markers:
- Able to put on simple clothes unassisted (frequently more adept at removing clothes than putting them on)
- Able to communicate needs such as thirst, hunger, need to use the restroom
- Can organize phrases of 2 to 3 words
- Increased attention span
- Vision fully developed
- Vocabulary has increased to about 50 to 300 words (healthy children demonstrate wide variations)
Play recommendations:
- Allow the child to help around the house and participate in the daily responsibilities of the family
- Encourage and provide the necessary space for physical activity
- Encourage play that involves building and creativity
- Provide safe replicas of adult tools and equipment
- READ TO THE CHILD
- Try to avoid watching television at this age (recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parents should control both the content and quantity of television viewing. Limit television viewing to less than 3 hours per day, and preferably 1 hour or less. Avoid programming with violent content. Re-direct the child to reading or play activities
- Control the type of games played
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