Most parents are familiar with the movement milestones of babies such as rolling, sitting, standing, crawling and walking.\u00a0 But what about the milestones of toddlers and older children?\u00a0 How do you know what a child should be doing and at what age?<\/p>\n
When I was working as a pre-school teacher, part of my job was evaluating my students to determine if they were meeting their developmental milestones or if they were delayed in one or more areas.\u00a0 I looked over tons and tons of evaluation forms and lists of what kids should be doing at what age but none of them fit my specific needs, so I took the information and developed my own evaluation form which I used through my time teaching and which I have referenced when worried about my own children and other children in my lives since then.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s important to remember when looking at a list like this, though, that every child is different and develops at their own pace.\u00a0 Just because a child may not be doing one or two skills does not mean they are behind or delayed.\u00a0 These are simply GUIDELINES for keeping track of things.\u00a0 Any child can be doing each of these tasks much earlier or later and so long as they are reaching their other milestones, there is probably no reason to be concerned.<\/p>\n
Between 12 and 18 months most children should be able to:<\/b><\/p>\n
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<\/a>Walk forward, backwards and sideways on their own<\/li>\n