MILESTONES OF TODDLER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Age in Fine Motor Gross Motor Language Play

months
15 Puts small pellets into Walks alone well; can 4-6 words Can stack two blocks,
small bottles; scribbles seat self in a chair; can enjoys being read to;
voluntarily with a pencil creep stairs drops toys for adult to
or crayon; holds a spoon recover
well but may still turn it
upside down on the way
to the mouth
18 No longer rotates the Can run and jump in 7-20 words; uses Imitates household
spoon to bring it to place; can walk up and jargoning; names one chores such as dusting;
mouth down stairs holding onto body part begins parallel play
a person’s hand or (playing beside, not with
railing; typically places another child)
both feet on one step
before advancing
24 Can open doors by Walks up stairs alone; still 50 words; two-word Parallel play is evident
turning doorknobs; using both feet on the sentences such as “Daddy
unscrew lids same step at same time go”, “Dog talks”
30 Makes simple lines or Can jump down from Verbal language Spends time playing
strokes for crosses with a chairs increasingly steadily; house, imitating parents’
pencil knows full name; can actions; play is “rough
name one color and holds housing” or active
up fingers to show age