18 Months
Most babies at this age display social awareness by checking in with you, engage in early communication attempts like pointing and trying to say words, demonstrate cognitive growth by imitating simple tasks and playing with toys, and exhibit physical milestones such as walking independently, scribbling, and attempting to feed themselves with fingers or a spoon.
2 Years
By this age, most children typically show social awareness by noticing and reacting to others’ emotions, demonstrate developing language skills by using two-word phrases and pointing to objects when asked, exhibit cognitive growth by manipulating objects with both hands and engaging in pretend play with multiple toys, and demonstrate physical abilities such as kicking a ball, running, and using utensils to eat.
3 Years
By this age, most children exhibit social adaptability by calming down after brief separations, engage in conversation with back-and-forth exchanges, demonstrate cognitive development by following simple instructions and drawing basic shapes, and achieve physical milestones such as stringing items together, dressing partially independently, and using utensils.
4 Years
By this age, most children engage in imaginative play, seek out social interactions, show empathy, demonstrate safety awareness, exhibit helpfulness, adapt behavior to different settings, use sentences with four or more words, recall events from their day, answer simple questions, identify colors, predict story sequences, draw basic human figures, catch large balls, serve themselves with supervision, unbutton clothing, and hold writing implements properly.
5 Years
By this age, most children follow rules, engage in creative activities, perform simple chores, tell stories with multiple events, answer questions about stories, maintain conversations, recognize rhymes, count to 10, name numbers, use time-related words, focus for 5 to 10 minutes, write some letters, identify letters, and demonstrate physical skills like buttoning clothes and hopping on one foot.
