Tot

A toddler is a child between approximately one year and the entry into kindergarten. In the Netherlands this is about 4 years in Flanders from 2 years and 6 months. During this period, the child learns about social roles, making great strides in its language learning and developing motor skills. Most children are toilet trained when they are toddler.

Infancy is an important period for language acquisition. A toddler will play a first word from approximately 12 months, after which the language development is fast. Around 18 months, has a toddler about 50 words, the first sentences are formed around 21 months.

Here are some skills that are normally taught during the toddler period. If a child behind in a certain area, this does not necessarily mean there is a problem with the development.
 * 12-15 months
 * Well alone
 * There is the first social smile: the laughs just for Mom and Dad
 * Words for parents, such as "ma-ma" and "pa-pa"
 * Mimic actions such as moving the eyes during peekaboo
 * May appoint targeted objects


 * 15-18 months
 * Good walk alone
 * Knows a few words
 * Two stacking blocks
 * Greet people with "hello"
 * Self-centered thinking
 * Game Development by imitating
 * Magical thinking
 * Concrete thinking
 * Animistic thinking
 * Recognizing colors, sizes and shapes of objects
 * Making words, two-word sentences and three-word sentences


 * 18-24 months
 * Eat with a spoon
 * Do some body parts
 * Three or four stacking blocks
 * Will occasionally be independent
 * Stubbornness Phase / toddler puberty

After infancy begins infancy .
 * 24-36 months
 * Search for hidden objects
 * Self-Recognition
 * Self Referral
 * Shows attachment
 * Concerns on exit
 * Distinguishes boys girls