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
Dress/Undress with Ease
Love Pretending
Comfortable with Spoon/Fork
Draw Shapes
Loves Story Time
Understand Opposites
Imaginative
Teach Sharing
Dressing Independently
More Milestones
- Beginning to develop greater independence, self-control, and creativity.
- Contented to play with their toys for longer periods of time & eager to try new things.
- Express their emotions better.
- Know his or her address and phone number, if taught.
- May be able to answer simple questions easily and logically.
- Most children at this age enjoy singing, rhyming, and making up words.
- Count ten or more objects.
- Correctly name at least four colors and three shapes.
- Better understand the concept of time and the order of daily activities like-breakfast ,lunch & dinner.
- Follow two- to three-part commands.- like- get up, wear your shoe, start running.
- Peddle a tricycle.
- Copy a triangle, circle, square, and other shapes.
- Take care of other personal needs without much help like –brush teeth, dress & undress.
- Kick, throw, and catch a ball.
- Walking for a short distance along a line before falling off.
- Hiding the truth or telling a lie is a normal part of Pre-school development.
- Your child might also try different roles and behavior, like being a doctor or getting married.
- Your preschooler knows hundreds of words and can use 5-6 words or more in sentences.
- At this age, children are starting to understand about other people’s feelings.
- Should be better able to work through conflicts and control his or her emotions.
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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
- Can’t understand two-part commands like ‘Put the doll down, and pick up the ball’
- Has very challenging behavior – for example, has big tantrums over very small things or still clings or cries when you leave
- Seems very afraid, unhappy or sad a lot of the time.
- doesn’t play with other children or acts in a very aggressive way
- Is easily distracted and can’t concentrate on any single activity for more than a few minutes
- Doesn’t pretend during play – for example, doesn’t play doctors and nurses, construction in the sandpit or cooking.
- Trips over a lot when walking or running
- Finds it hard to handle small objects – for example, a pencil or crayon
- Has trouble drawing shapes – for example, a circle or cross
- Has difficulty eating, dressing or using the toilet.
- Doesn’t pretend during play – for example, doesn’t play doctors and nurses, construction in the sandpit or cooking