Child Development Milestones from 13 to 24 Months:
Your Quick Guide
| At... |
Most Toddlers
Will... |
Some Toddlers Can... |
A Few Toddlers May... |
| 13 Months |
- Say two words
- Stand by themselves
- Pick up an object while standing |
- Drink from a cup
- Play simple games like Peek-A-Boo
- Use three words |
- Run
- Walk up steps
- Attempt to lift heavier items |
| 14 Months |
- Empty containers
- Mimic others |
- Starts games- Walks better
- Points to a requested body part |
- Use utensils
- Attempt to "feed" toys
- Push or drag a toy while walking |
| 15 Months |
- Say up to five words
- Scribble
- Walk backwards |
- Run
- Draw a lot
- Learn to say "no" (a lot!) |
- Walk up a flight of stairs
- Say "shh" with fingers at mouth
- Brush teeth with help |
| 16 Months |
- Turn book pages
- Have temper tantrums
- Form a comfort habit with a soft item |
- Build a three block stack
- Remove an item of clothing |
- Be picky about food
- Need fewer naps
- Can point to an item in a picture when asked |
| 17 Months |
- Able to combine words
- Climb
- Exhibit more independence |
- Follow simple commands
- Easier to understand |
- Kick ball forward
- Name an item in a picture when asked
- Sort toys by specific criteria |
| 18 Months |
- Attempt to "read" alone
- Pedal a tricycle |
- Say phrases
- Stack four blocks |
- Wash hands
- Throw a ball overhand
- Start indicating they are ready for toilet training |
| 19 Months |
- Run
- Use utensils
- Throw a ball underhand |
- Name six body parts
- Can understand half of what they're saying |
- Stack six blocks
- Recognize when they need the toilet |
| 20 Months |
- Remove clothes with help
- "Feed" doll |
- Go up stairs
- Look for hidden items
- Brush teeth with help
- Learn 10+ words a day |
- Name a few body parts
- Put on a piece of clothing |
| 21 Months |
- Walk up steps- "Help" around house
- Follow two-step commands |
- Wash and dry hands
- Point to four pictures when asked |
- Walk down stairs
- Jump up
- Form short sentences |
| 22 Months |
- Kick ball forward |
- Put on an item of clothing
- Do simple puzzles
- Name a few body parts |
- Want to be in a "big kid bed"
- Grasp concept of opposites |
| 23 Months |
- Stack four blocks
- Take of a piece of clothing
- Use 50+ single words |
- Create two to three word sentences
- Interested in playing with others more
- Start hitting, kicking and biting others |
- Stack eight blocks
- Have a conversation two to three sentences long |
| 24 Months |
- Speaking clear enough to be understood half the time
- Name six body parts
- Construct simple sentences |
- Walk down stairs
- Talk about self
- Put things into categories |
- Learn differences between girls and boys
- Starts to comprehend abstract ideas like soon |
