I guess I've been a bit busy with school and being a mommy.
So this post will be dedicated to Ashlynn's current standing with development!
I believe at this point she's at around an 18 month level, going by this; (things she can do are bolded)
His Physical Development…Motor Skills
Your 18 month old child…
- Is able to walk regularly and stop safely, without sitting down
quickly - Can climb forward into an adult chair and then turn round and sit
- Is able to kneel upright without help
- Squats to pick up a toy
- Moves without support from a squatting position to standing
- Uses a delicate pincer grasp to pick up very small objects
- Uses spoon when feeding himself
- Holds a pencil in his whole hand or between the thumb and the first two fingers...primitive tri-pod grasp
- Is able to scribble to and fro with a pencil on paper
- Can thread large beads onto a lace or string (We haven't tried this yet)
- Can control his wrist movement to manipulate objects
- Moves small objects from a bottle by turning it upside-down
- Points to familiar objects
- Builds a tower of three or more bricks.
His Sensory/Intellectual Development
- Can identify known people at a distance
- Is aware that he is looking at himself in the mirror (I'm not sure about this one)
- No longer explore things in his mouth.
His Language Development
- Is aware of the names of parts of his body, and can point to them when asked (She can do it on the doggy, but not herself)
- Uses 6-40 recognizable words and understand many more…but the word mostly used is 'no' (Her favorite word is actually "This", still..
- Uses signs and gestures beside words
- Indicates desire by pointing
- Obeys simple instructions such as 'shut the door', and responds to simple questions such as 'Where's the cat?'
- Refers to himself by name
- Begins to wave his arms up and down, meaning 'start again', 'more', or 'I like it'
- Can identify that people may have desires…thinks that everyone feels the same as he does.
His Emotional and Social Development
- Knows where objects are kept... this reflects an increase in long-term memory
- Plays continuously alone... solitary play... but may like to be near a familiar adult or sibling
- Most likely to be independent, for example to dress himself
- Has the knowledge that others are fearful or anxious for him as he climbs on or off chairs
- Is likely to become frustrated, with occasional temper tantrums
- May show a sign of toilet needs by restless or words
- Is able to follow stories, enjoy stories and rhymes that include repetition.
Today we were playing a game where I wiggled my fingers and said "I'm gonna get you!!" then tickled her. When I stopped, she wiggled her own fingers and said 'I gonna get!"
We repeated and the next time she said "I get you!"
She can't quite get those 4 words, but she tried!
And this past weekend she was climbing the steps and her Nana told her to get down.
She turned around, sat down and said "I sit here"
Then climbed up one step, sat and said "I just sit here"
Climbed another and sat "I sit here...I sit"
She's one smart cookie!
