Toddlerhood

• Early reflexes


  • Disappears
• Can now


  1. Pull a toy attached to a string

  2. Use their hands and legs to climb stairs
• Can now


  1. Walk quickly

  2. Run

  3. Balance on their feet in a squatting position
• Purposefully vary their actions


  To see results
• Explores the world


  Trial and errors
• Can now


  1. Think about events

  2. Anticipate consequences without always resorting to action
• Can now


  Use symbols such as gestures or words
• Can now


  1. Point at a picture of an object while saying its name

  2. Demonstrating an understanding that a picture is a symbol of something else
• Speak in two-word utterances


  Telegraphic speech
• Social emotions towards self and others

  • Embarrassment
  • Pride
  • Guilt
  • Empathy etc.