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Stages of Child Development : –Prenatal; and –Birth to Three Years

Gross Motor Skills

• Walk on their own
Toddler years
(1 to 3) are a Notes
• Walk backwards time of rapid
growth and
• Can pick up toys while standing development in
different
• Push and pull objects domains.
• Climb on and off furniture

• May begin to run

Fig. 8.5 A toddler (1-3 years)
Fine Motor Skills
• Scribble and paint

• May use one hand more than the other
• Grasp, hold and throw a ball

• Turnover and pour out contents from containers
• Feed themselves

8.4.2 Socio-emotional Development

Toddlers show a range of emotions including fear, happiness and joy. They start
expressing complex emotions such as jealousy, affection and shame by the age
of three years. They also show awareness of what others are feeling and
recognize their mental states. They enjoy playing by themselves and /or next
to other children. But they have difficulty in sharing toys. Toddlers love to assert
themselves by saying, “no”. They want to be independent, yet they are
dependent. Sometimes, they do the opposite of what is asked and can become
frustrated easily. Play during toddlerhood provides the toddlers an opportunity
to develop socially.

Here are some of the milestones of socio-emotional development:
• Recognise themselves in the mirror
• Can identify family members

• Enjoy playing with other people and may cry when play stops

• Become more expressive with face and body
• Imitate some facial expressions

• Develop a sense of attachment and security with the mother or the primary
caregiver

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