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What Toddlers Do: 24-Month Milestones  
Milestones
Motor Skills
Language
Think & Learn
Play

Growth

  • Average girl weighs 12.2 kg; average boy weighs 12.6 kg


  • Average girl is 86 cm tall; average boy is 88 cm tall

Vision

  • Vision is about 20/60

  • Points to details in picture book when asked

  • Can name familiar small toys from a distance of 3 meters

Teeth

  • Second molars may have erupted; if so, your child now has all 20 "baby" teeth

Sleep

  • Sleeps 13 hours a day-on average 11.5 hours at night, with a 1.5-hour daytime nap

Feeding Skills

  • Uses a spoon well to feed himself or herself

  • Chews food well

Movement Skills

  • Runs easily

  • Climbs stairs while holding on for support

  • Pulls wheeled toys behind while walking

  • Throws a small ball

  • Kicks a ball

Hand and Finger Skills

  • May be able to draw a vertical line on paper

  • Can build a tower of 4-6 blocks

  • Picks up tiny objects

  • Turns book pages one at a time

Communication

  • Uses 50 or more recognizable words

  • Uses 2- to 4-word sentences

  • Repeats words overheard in conversation

  • Joins in nursery rhymes and songs

Mental Skills

  • Begins simple pretend play

  • Follows simple instructions

  • Finds hidden objects

  • Begins to sort according to shape and color

Social and Emotional Skills

  • Plays beside, but not with, other children

  • May cling to parent when tired or scared

  • Demonstrates increasing independence

  • May have tantrums when frustrated