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Developmental Milestones  Understands right, wrong, fair, and unfair.  Can recognize simple words and may even be reading.  Can name four or five colors.  Has a vocabulary of 6- to 8-word sentences.  Can tell a simple story.  Understands games have rules. ...

Developmental Milestones  Enjoys playmates and will begin to play cooperatively with others.  It is normal to have imaginary friends.  Speech is almost always understandable.  Can usually count from one to 10.  Can walk on tiptoes, climb a ladder, and ride...

Developmental Milestones  Playmates are important at this age. Asks an excessive number of questions. More than 50 percent of your child’s speech is clear enough to be understood. Begins to recognize gender differences. Names pictures in a book. Knows own...

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Developmental Milestones  Pulls to stand up. Crawls rapidly. Seats self on floor. Holds onto furniture or walks alone unsteadily. Explores new objects by banging them together. May be able to drink from a cup. Waves goodbye. Feeds self. Plays social...

Developmental Milestones  Recognizes familiar faces. Likes to play with others. Responds to other people’s emotions. Likes to look at self in a mirror. Strings vowels together when babbling. Responds to own name. Makes sounds to show joy and displeasure. Begins...

Developmental Milestones  Begins to smile and show pleasure in interactions with parents. Begins to grasp a parent’s finger or rattle. Coos, gurgles, and makes throaty noises. Turns head towards sounds. Begins to pay attention to faces. Begins to follow things...

Developmental Milestones  Begins to recognize familiar voices.  Reacts to sounds by blinking, crying, or startling.  Can lift head briefly while lying on stomach.  Crying or fussing signals a need, such as being hungry, tired, hot or cold, having a dirty...