Milestone Chart for Toddlers (One Year to One and a Half Year Old)
This milestone chart is for toddlers who are thirteen months to eighteen months old. It enumerates skills that children normally do, are still learning and the ones that they might do though they are still advanced for their age, month by month, from thirteen months of age to the age of eighteen months or one and a half year:
Age of Child
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Common Skills |
Skills Still Learning |
Rare Skills |
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13 months old |
Learns to use two words besides 'mama' and 'dada' well Stoops while standing to pick up objects Stands without support |
Finds gazing at his reflection funny and amusing Drinks from a cup Plays hide-and-seek or peek-a-boo |
Uses combination of words and gestures to express himself Tries to lift heavy things Rolls a ball back and forth like to play 'Catch and throw' |
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14 months old |
Feeds using fingers Pull things out from jars and empties containers Imitates others |
Walks well while toddling Makes and starts his own games to play Learns the names of body parts and point to them when the name is said |
Starts learning how to use spoon or fork Can find matching lids of containers, pots and pans according to size and shape Pushes and pulls toys while walking |
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15 months old |
Plays with ball Learns about five words other than initial vocabulary Can walk backward |
Can draw a dot and a line Masters running 'No' becomes his favourite word |
Can climb up stairs Begins to learn with household chores Learns to put his fingers to mouth and say 'shhh' to indicate silence or secrecy |
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16 months old |
Can turn the pages of a book Has toddler temper tantrums Has favourite toy or object to which he becomes attached |
Climbs well Can stack up to three blocks Learns to use common objects such as telephone |
Can take a piece or two of clothes by himself May become picky eater Nap times reduce from two to one |
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17 months old |
Vocabulary increases and he learns to use some words regularly Loves to play pretend games and riding toys |
Understands and responds to directions May feed dolls like a real baby Speech becomes clear |
Dances when music plays Learns to sort toys by colour, shape or size Learns to kick ball to launch it forward |
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18 months old |
Loves to watch the pictures or 'read' his board books on his own Learns to scribbles well Can pedal his tricycle |
Can put words together to make phrases Brush teeth with help Can stack up to four cubes together |
Throws ball overhand Loves to pull toys apart and then put them back together Ready for toilet training |
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