Your Child’s Second Year

Development during your child's toddler years are critical for future success. And while every child learns movements at an individual rate, developmental delays may cause concern and hardship. Use our guide below to see what milestones your child should be reaching at every age during the second year. Milestones listed at each stage carry on through each subsequent phase of development (i.e. skills at 12 months should be present at 13 months).

Toddler Milestones – 12 Months

Toddler Milestones – 13 Months

Toddler Milestones – 14 Months

Toddler Milestones – 15 Months

Toddler Milestones – 16 to 18 Months

Toddler Milestones – 19 to 20 Months

Toddler Milestones – 21 to 22 Months

Toddler Milestones – 23 to 24 Months

Red Flags for Development in the Second Year

  • Not meeting developmental milestones
  • Walking on toes the majority of the time
  • Complains of pain or fatigue on a regular basis for no apparent reason
  • Generally clumsier than same-aged peers
  • Once acquired skills now seem to be regressing
  • No words by 16 months
  • Doesn't seem to know how to play with toys or excessively lines up toys or other objects
  • Is attached to one particular toy or object
  • Occasionally seems not to hear you or environmental sounds
  • Avoids eye contact and wants to be alone
  • Avoids or resists physical contact
  • Is not comforted by others when upset
  • Gives unrelated answers to questions
  • Gets upset by minor changes
  • Has obsessive interests
  • Has unusual reactions to various sensations
  • Has flat facial expressions
  • Has a loss of speech or babbling or social skills
  • Cannot use thumb and pointer finger alone (pincer grasp) to pick up small objects
  • Does not point with pointer finger
  • Does not respond consistently to name
  • Does not respond to familiar sounds
  • Does not look at or point to objects and pictures when named
  • Does not show or give objects without prompting
  • Does not initiate a turn taking game
  • Not able to put things into containers
  • Cannot imitate drawing a line from the top of the paper to the bottom
  • Still putting a lot of objects in mouth
  • Not able to put a simple, large puzzle piece into a wooden puzzle
  • Not able to put a simple shape into a shape sorter
  • Unable to feed self with spoon
  • Cannot to stack 2-3 blocks

Source: http://www.kamloopschildrenstherapy.org/understanding-thinking-infant-milestones

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