What a child should be able to do at the age of 2: developmental benchmarks.
What a child should be able to do at 2 years old: developmental benchmarks.
The second year of a child's life is marked by rapid development in all areas: physical, emotional, social, and cognitive.
It is important to remember that each child develops individually, and there are no strict standards for what he or she should be able to do at a certain age.
However, there are developmental benchmarks that can help parents and professionals assess a child's progress. Here are some of the basic skills that a child can master by the age of 2:
Physical development:
- Walking: By 15 months, most children can walk independently.
- Running: By 18 months, a child can run without falling.
- Climbing stairs: by 2 years, a child can climb stairs by holding onto the railing.
- Throwing a ball: by the age of 2, a child can throw a ball with his/her hand.
- Drawing: By the age of 2, a child can draw scribbles with a pencil or paints.
Social and emotional development:
- Speak in simple sentences: by the age of 2, a child can speak simple sentences of 2-3 words.
- Naming objects and pictures: By the age of 2, a child can name familiar objects and pictures.
- Follow simple requests: by the age of 2, a child can follow simple requests such as "give", "put", "lie down".
- Play with other children: by the age of 2, a child can play with other children, share toys and imitate them.
- Expressing emotions: By age 2, a child can express a wide range of emotions, such as joy, sadness, anger, and fear.
Cognitive development:
- Understand simple instructions: by age 2, a child can understand simple instructions with 2-3 steps.
- Sorting objects: By age 2, a child can sort objects by color, shape, and size.
- Assemble puzzles: by the age of 2, a child can assemble simple puzzles of 4-5 elements.
- Recognize themselves in the mirror: by the age of 2, a child can recognize themselves in the mirror.
- Memorize simple songs and rhymes: by the age of 2, a child can memorize simple songs and rhymes.
It is important to emphasize that these are only general guidelines.