Perceptual Cognitive Development - 18 to 24 Months
- Finds an object after it is hidden in one place and then another; looks in last hiding place first and retraces course of earlier moves.
- Watches the course of a small ball, such as a tennis ball; will go and get it.
- Shows understanding of a potential problem; righting a carton of milk before it falls over, for example.
- No longer takes toys to mouth.
- When presented with a variety of objects will look for and put in place those that go together; will use objects in appropriate sequences.
- Puts cup on saucer, looks for spoon, finds it, pretends to stir; then sips.
- Puts doll in cradle, finds blanket, covers doll, rocks doll.
- Places 10 small blocks in a container.
- Places 6 square pegs in peg board.
- Builds tower of 4 to 6 small blocks.
- Knows where familiar persons should be; notes their absence.
- Tries to make mechanical toys work without a demonstration.
- Echoes significant, or the last words, that were spoken by someone else.
