Milestones

• Fine Motor - incorporates the small muscles such as handwriting
• strings four large beads
• turns single pages
• snips with scissors
• holds crayon with thumb and fingers (not fist)
• uses one hand consistently in most activities
• imitates circular, vertical, horizontal strokes
• paints with some wrist action; makes dots, lines, circular strokes
• rolls, pounds, squeezes, and pulls clay
• Self-Care
• Dressing
  • Removes pull down pants with elastic waist
  • Removes unfastened coat
  • Puts on simple garments: shoes (does not tie), socks, and shorts
  • Finds armholes in over-the head shirt
  • Puts on front button coat or shirt
  • Unbuttons large (1") buttons
  • Unzips large zipper (21-28 mo.)
• Feeding
• Asks for food and drink
• Uses spoon well enough to feed self without accidentally inverting it
• Still spills, especially liquids, from spoon
• Eats at least 1 meal with spoon and fork
• Drinks from small cup using only one hand, replaces it on table
• Obtains drink without assistance
• Pours liquids from a small container
• Toileting
  • Pulls down pants
  • Dry during day(a few accidents) (27 mos)
  • Wets during nap
  • Dry during the night if taken to
  • toilet once or twice during the night (30 mos)
  • Prefers potty chair to toilet seat
  • Toilets independently except for wiping (31 mos)
• Hygiene
  • Washes hands (21 mo.)
  • Dries hands & face (30 mo.)
  • Blows nose into tissue (24 mo.)