Toddlers & milestones

 Your child becomes a toddler on their first birthday, and that stage lasts until their third birthday. As they grow, they’ll learn and develop new milestone skills and abilities. Those milestones can help you track your child’s development. Your child’s provider can also use them to guide you and your child along the way.

Experts group child developmental milestones into four areas:

Motor: 

Movement and coordination — like crawling, walking, and picking things up with their hands — and control of body movements

Cognitive: 

Thinking, learning, and problem-solving skills

Language and communication: 

Understanding others and expressing themselves through speech, writing, or gestures

Social and emotional: 

Managing emotions, developing relationships, and interacting with others