Developmental Stages 25-36 Months
Social and Emotional
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Imitates domestic activity
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Daytime bowel and bladder control probable
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Pretend behavior confused with reality; plays house
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Plays with imaginary playmates
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Expresses joyful emotion by dancing
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Still likes parallel play - solitary play
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Uses pronouns "me" "mine" to show unmistakable propriety
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May contact playmates physically but social still limited
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Shows affection spontaneously
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May pout when scolded, smile when praised
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Restrained around strangers
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Will sacrifice immediate gratification on promise of later privilege
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Refers to self as pronoun "I" "me"
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Strong desire to please; helps put toys away, cooperative
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May make an emotional outburst, attacks physical objects
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Exhibits jealous behavior
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Curious about self and body - sex roles
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Tests limits and anticipates actions by adults
Gross Motor
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Dances with rhythm and control
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Walks and runs with good coordination
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Uses two footed hop
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Jumps both feet on floor
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Runs, gallops and swings to music
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Jumps off bottom step, arms swing wide
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Pushes wagon, pulls it out if stuck
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Can walk on tiptoe, stands briefly on one foot
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Rides tricycle
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Does simple gymnastics
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Swings, plays on jungle gym
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Plays with blocks, builds structures, uses a diversity of shapes and sizes; may combine blocks and train
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Enjoys construction more than play with finished object
Language
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Definite increase in communicative behavior and interest in language
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Selects cue words he comprehends to understand the whole
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Action response to verbal request
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Uses simple sentence to tell about own experiences
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Answers simple questions
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Can tell name and age if taught
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Understands propositions – in, under
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Aks questions – where, what
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Tells use of object
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Tells actions in book
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Increasing tendency to use longer, more complete sentences
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Uses pronouns – often correctly
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Uses adjective and adverbs
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Pitch control improved
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Understands time words – wait/soon/how/after
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Can repeat 2 digits (4-7) (6-3) when read at rate of one per second
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Begins to understand concept of left and right
Sensory
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Horizontal orientation
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Uses wider range of eye-hand coordination
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Bipolarity becoming aware of opposites
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Beginning concept of right and left
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Some reversals in child’s work
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Cause and effect explored – adds chimney to training integration, sequence of pairs
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Ability to recognize visual symbols, geometric shapes, numbers
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Uses concept of quantity and “how much”
Auditory
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Begins to listen in on conversations not directed to him
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Listens and obeys 2-3 step directions
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Repeat sounds accurate tonality and inflection
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Perceives certain dangerous situations by sound and association
Tactile
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Can describe objects by tactile means alone
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Enjoys finger painting
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Uses touch to accomplish tasks, not just exploration
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Bilaterality decreases; shows preference for handedness
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Curiosity satisfied through touch and manipulation
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Play in mud or sand or water; makes cakes, pies, road, tunnels, combines with other materials
