Milestones In Action : By Two Years

Copies others, especially adults and older children

Description

The child in this image is copying the adult. Copying others, especially adults and older children, is a 2-year social/emotional milestone.

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Shows more and more independence

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The child in this image is washing his hands with only a little help from his teacher. Showing more and more independence is a 2-year social/emotional milestone.

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Shows defiant behavior

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The little boy in this video is refusing to wash his hands, which he has been told to do.  Being defiant is a 2-year social/emotional milestone.

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Plays mainly beside other children

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In the first part of this video, a little boy plays next to a little girl. In the second part of the video, he attempts to play ball with another child. Playing mainly beside other children but beginning to include them is a 2-year social/emotional milestone.

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Points to things or pictures when they are named

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This video shows a little girl pointing to a picture when she is asked to do so. This is a 2-year language/communication milestone.

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Knows names of familiar people and body parts

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In this video, a little boy names familiar body parts, a 2-year language/communication milestone.

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Says sentences with 2 to 4 words

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In this video, a little boy uses a short sentence, a 2-year language/communication milestone.

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Follows simple instructions

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This video shows how a 2 year-old follows simple instructions.

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Repeats words overheard in conversation

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This little boy repeats a word he hears, a 2-year language/communication milestone.

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Points to things in a book

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This little girl is pointing to  something in a book, a 2-year language/communication milestone.

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Finds things even when hidden under two or three covers

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These 2 images show a little girl finding a toy hidden under at least 2 covers, a 2-year cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Begins to sort shapes and colors

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The little girl in this picture is stacking the shapes in columns of the same color. Beginning to sort by shape and color is a 2-year cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Completes sentences and rhymes in familiar books

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By completing the sentence in this book, this little boy is displaying a 2-year cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Plays simple make-believe games

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This little girl is giving a doll a bottle – playing simple make-believe. This is a 2-year cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Builds towers of 4 or more blocks

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This child is stacking blocks. Building towers of 4 or more blocks is a 2-year cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Might use one hand more than the other

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in this video, a little girl uses her right hand to do 3 different activities. Using one hand more than the other is a 2-year cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Follows two-step instructions such as “Pick up your shoes and put them in the closet.”

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In this video, a little boy follows the 2-step instruction, “Clean up, and push your chair in.”  Following 2-step instructions is a 2-year cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Names items in a picture book such as a cat, bird, or dog

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The little girl in this video labels a picture in a book, a 2-year cognitive (learning, thinking, problem-solving) milestone.

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Stands on tiptoe

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This image shows a child standing on tiptoe – a 2-year movement/physical development milestone.

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Kicks a ball

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This little boy is kicking a ball, a 2-year movement/physical development milestone.

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Begins to run

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This little boy is running, a 2-year movement/physical development milestone.

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Climbs onto and down from furniture without help

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This image shows a child climbing onto a chair by himself. Climbing onto and down from furniture without help is a 2-year movement/physical development milestone.

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Walks up and down stairs holding on

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Walking up and down stairs holding on is a 2-year movement/physical development milestone. Image 1 of 2 shows a little boy walking up stairs holding on. Image 2 of 2 shows a little girl walking down stairs holding on.

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Throws ball overhand

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The little boy in these images is throwing a ball overhand, a 2-year movement/physical development milestone.

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Makes or copies straight lines and circles

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In this video, a child draws a circle, a 2-year movement/physical development milestone.

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