Twelve to Eighteen Months
Developmental Milestones
How your one-year old and eighteen month old plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves offers important clues about your child’s development. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age.
What’s unique to your one year old? What is typical of an eighteen month old?
Developmental Milestones One year – 18 months
Social and Emotional Milestones
- Likes to hand things to others as play
- May have temper tantrums
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- May be afraid of strangers
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- Shows affection to familiar people
- Plays simple pretend, such as feeding a doll
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- May cling to caregivers in new situations
- Points to show others something interesting
- Explores alone but with parent close by
Communication Milestones
Language/Communication
- Says several single words
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- Says and shakes head “no”
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- Points to show someone what he wants
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Physical Milestones
Gross motor/Fine motor
- Walks alone
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- May walk up steps and run
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- Pulls toys while walking
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- Can help undress herself
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- Drinks from a cup
- Eats with a spoon
Cognitive Milestones
Learning, thinking, problem-solving
- Knows what ordinary things are for; for example, telephone, brush, spoon
- Points to get the attention of others
- Shows interest in a doll or stuffed animal by pretending to feed
- Points to one body part
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- Scribbles on his own
- Can follow 1-step verbal commands without any gestures; for example, sits when you say “sit down”
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- 12-15 months is a really fun time for parents. 1-year-olds are able to explore the world in new ways and are eager to do things “all by myself!”
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