If you check “No” to any of the following questions, contact your Public Health Nurse at 250-850-2110. It’s never too soon to make sure your child is on track.
| NO | ||
| Have an increasing attention span? (For example, can stay with one activity for 5 minutes) | ||
| Understand ideas such as big/little, loud/quiet, up/down? | ||
| Know at least 2 colors and sort different objects? | ||
| Use 2-5 word sentences and ask questions? * | ||
| Understand prepositions, such as “on,” “under,” “beside,” etc.? | ||
| Walk up and down stairs independently, using first one foot then the other to climb each step? | ||
| Have greater balance? (For example, able to stand on one foot, jump forward with both feet) | ||
| String large beads on a shoelace? | ||
| Play and talk with both children and adults? | ||
| Play by herself and with other children briefly, and start to learn to share and take turns? | ||
| Use her imagination? | ||
| Act much more independently, wanting to do things herself (But still learning to follow simple rules)? | ||
| Understand and say her feelings? (Emotions may still change suddenly – she is still learning how to handle her different emotions) | ||
| Enjoy reading and listening to stories and rhymes for 5-10 minutes at a time? | ||
| Speak clearly enough to be understood most of the time by family members? | ||
| Understand two-step directions? (For example, “Pick up your shoes and put them in the closet”) | ||
| Correctly say the words – “my”, “home”, “pie”, “pop”, “bee”, “bib”, “no”, “man”, “one?” * | ||
| Understand and use some describing words like “big”, “dirty”, “wet”, “hot?” * | ||
| Throw a ball forward at least one metre (three feet)? | ||
| Twist lids off of jars or turn knobs? | ||
| Turn the pages of a book one page at a time? | ||
| Dress or undress with help? * | ||
| Show affection with words and actions? |
* Starred items may not be common to children in all cultures. Please click here for a discussion of what this star might mean for Aboriginal children.
Activities to Encourage Development:
- When looking at books, have your child tell you about the pictures.
- Bring your child to a community playgroup or preschool where she can learn to interact and play with children her own age.
- Talk with your child about feelings and emotions. Help her to identify and name them ( For example, “I’m sad”)