Two Years

Two Years

1. physical gross motor

   • can run and ovoid obstacles
     • can throw a ball overhand but cannot yet catch a ball
       • stand on tiptoe
     • walk up and down stairs
     • squat with complete steadiness

2. emotional and social

   • often like to help other
   • eat skillfully with spoon and may use a fork
   • may be dry through the night

3. sensory

   • recognize themselves in photos
   • recognize minute details in picture books
   • recognize familiar people in photos but do not yet recognize themselves

4. physical fine motor

   • can drink from a cup with fewer spills
   • turn pages of a picture book singly
   • build a tower of seven or more cups
   • build a tower of six or more blocks

5. cognitive

   • know their full name
   • still repeat words spoken to them (echolatia)
   • provide comfort when other babies cry