Key milestones act as checkpoints in a child’s development to determine
what the average child is able to do at a particular age
Key Milestones
16-20 Months
Dances to music
Kick a ball with better control
Understand pattern and similar objects
Can pedal when put on a trike
Love to scribble
Achievable Milestones
- Able to grasp small objects using thumb and forefingers
- Increased physical movement and more control over stopping and starting while running or walking.
- Vocabulary grows to 50 to 200 words
- Remembers and understands sequence of events better therefore instruct them to do one thing at a time.
- Those little fingers enjoy building materials such as those that fit together and easily come apart.
- Shows signs of toilet training readiness
- Sorts toys by colour, shape, or size
- Scribbles well
- Brush teeth with help
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Red Flag
Know when to meet your doctor
 |  Watch out for these Redflags  |
Children usually follow the same pattern of development and it is good to have reassurance that your child is developing normally in their own unique way. Talk to a doctor or a child health nurse if you have concerns regarding child development.
Watch out for these red flags and talk to your doctor to be reassured that your child is developing in their own unique way
- Doesn't point to show things to others
- Can't walk
- Doesn't gain new words
- Doesn't show affection to family and friends
- Doesn't communicate with gestures
- Doesn't notice or mind when a caregiver leaves or returns
- Doesn't build a tower of cubes or is uninterested in trying
- Doesn't follow simple commands
- Can't hold a crayon
