Initiates turn-taking routines (shares food with parent, repeats action from parent, starts a game of peek-a-boo)

Hugs dolls, stuffed animals & people

Gives a toy to an adult to play with

Recognizes several people outside immediate family

Understands pointing

Follows more directions (with doll, “feed the baby” or with blocks “knock them down”

Responds to ‘give me’

Points to at least 3 body parts

Shakes head ‘yes’ or ‘no’

Says approx 10 words

Attempts to sing along with songs

Imitates new words

Imitates at least 3 animal sounds-Answers ‘what does a (animal) say?

Stands without support

Walks

Bends and picks up objects from a standing position

Climbs stairs, furniture, even toys

Stands on toys to reach other toys

Begins to scribble

Enjoys messy activities, finger paints, etc.-Pulls and drags a stringed toy

Finds hidden objects

Separation Anxiety increases

Points to the objects he wants

Points to pictures in books

Points to objects the parent names

Plays with nesting cups and places at least 2-3 inside each other

Turns pages in a book

Plays ball with an adult

Identifies themselves in a mirror

Requests assistance from an adult when needed

Plays and does more than one action with a single toy (ie. Feeds the baby, then combs her hair)

Identifies six body parts or clothing items on dolls

Chooses familiar objects from a group when requested from the parent

Identifies objects by categories (ie. Places all blocks together, all food items in a separate place)

Says at least 15 words

Asks for “more”

Asks “what’s that?”

Articulates and produces at least these sounds: p, b, m, t, d, n, h with a variety of vowels-Shows understanding of concepts (ie. In, out, up, down, off, on, hot)

Climbs up stairs better

Takes shoes off and on

Scribbles with crayons

Carries objects while walking-Stacks 3 blocks

Tongue moves side to side

Uses a spoon independently-Goes to another room to get a requested object