Progress in Physical Development for Toddlers
This is what toddlers may be able to do at different age stages. This isn't a definitive list of development milestones, as babies develop at their own rate and in their own ways.
8 - 20 months |
16 - 24 months |
22 - 36 months |
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Walk around furniture lifting one foot and stepping sideways (cruising), and walk with one or both hands held by an adult |
Walk upstairs holding your hand |
Run safely on their whole foot |
Take their first few steps independently |
Come downstairs backwards on their knees (crawling) |
Squat with steadiness to rest or play with object on the ground, and rise to their feet using their hands |
Pass toys from one hand to another |
Begin to balance blocks to build a small tower |
Climb confidently and begin to pull themselves up on nursery play climbing equipment |
Hold an object in each hand and bring them together in the middle, eg, hold two blocks and bang them together. |
Kick a large ball |
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Walk upstairs or downstairs holding onto a rail two feet to a step |
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Begin to use three fingers (tripod grip) to hold writing tools. |
