Development milestones above one year

Physical development milestones you can expect

12-14 Months:

• Walk alone well
• Drink from a cup (poorly)
• Turn pages in a book
• Play ball by rolling or tossing it

15-18 Months:

• Lift cup up to mouth for drinking
• Climb onto furniture
• Uses 10–20 words
• May be able to follow a command without a gesture

19-24 Months:

• Feed self with a spoon
• Run
• Climb into a small chair
• Walk up steps
• Helps with dressing

25-36 Months:

• Advanced mobility and climbing skills
• Able to dress oneself
• Speaking in sentences
• Ability to be independent to primary care giver
• Easily learns new words, places and people's names
• Toilet learning continues
• Attempts to sing in-time with songs

Emotional development milestones you can expect

12-14 Months:

• Use gestures or words to convey objects, such as: Pointing at a book, raising arms to be picked up, or saying "cup"

15-18 Months:

• Address others with greetings
• Mimic parental activities such as cleaning up or talking on a telephone

19-24 Months:

• Wants to be independent at times. Will throw a tantrum or possibly say "No!"
• Mimics social behavior such as hugging a teddy bear or feeding a doll
• Can play turn-taking games

25-36 Months:

• Knows boys from girls
• Shows preferences, such as clothes and entertainment
• Knows how to play different games