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Drinks from a cup<\/li>\n- Uses a spoon<\/li>\n
- Marks on paper<\/li>\n
- Dumps toys<\/li>\n
- Inserts round blocks in shape sorter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Between 18 to 24 months:<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Stacks two blocks or more<\/li>\n- Takes things apart and put together<\/li>\n
- Turns pages of a book<\/li>\n
- Inserts square and triangle blocks in shape sorter<\/li>\n
- Attempts to fold paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Between 24 to 36 months:<\/h3>\n
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Threads beads<\/li>\n- Dresses and undresses with little help<\/li>\n
- Attempts to draw shapes or objects<\/li>\n
- Stacks 5 blocks<\/li>\n
- Handles scissors<\/li>\n
- Makes a cube train<\/li>\n
- Imitates vertical and horizontal lines and circles<\/li>\n
- Begins to hold pencil with thumb and forefinger<\/li>\n
- Imitates a cross or X<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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For more on\u00a0fine\u00a0motor development, check out my\u00a0Infant and Toddler Child Development Checklists<\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Stacks two blocks or more<\/li>\n