Pregnancy And Baby Care Toddler Development Toddler Intellectual Development

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...which will help you stimulate them and thus lead to greater and faster growth. Of course, you must also remember that different babies will have slight variations.

Toddler One-year old's Intellectual Development

may have a short attention span, but are curious about their surroundings. They can imitate sounds of animals, name body parts, familiar people and common objects around them, and join two words to form a simple sentence. They learn to use ‘no’ quite frequently, and begin to understand the concept of self by saying ‘me’ and ‘mine’. They can play with toys and manage to hold a pencil and scribble. Although they sometimes participate in pretend play with a second person, they cannot quite make out the difference between real and pretend.

You can help their intellectual and mental growth by looking at picture books and explaining the picture to them. You can show them various common objects around them and talk about their shape, size and texture. You can roll balls with them and give them different sizes so that they understand ‘smaller’ and bigger’. You can give them toys which they can pull or stack up. Show them their reflections in the mirror.

Toddler Two-year old's Intellectual Development

can make sentences with three or more words, memorize short rhymes and sing simple songs. They can follow simple orders or directions. An important development is that they now begin to express wishes and feelings, and show a desire to make their own choices, although they still have trouble with it.

You can help their intellectual growth by telling them stories from picture books, or letting them talk about themselves. Ask them to name objects in picture books. You can introduce them to finger painting or chalk colors, which will teach them colors and objects. Play finger games like ‘pat-a-cake’ and sing and act out songs by using simple movements. Give them games and toys which they can take apart and put back again, or dolls which they can dress and undress. Give them simple puzzles and play matching games. You can begin to teach them how to brush their teeth and introduce toilet skills. Simple directions will help their growth.

Always encourage your child to question and then to find out answers on their own.