Children development
⭐ Birth to 1 Year:
Gross Motor Skills:
- Lifting head and chest.
- Rolling over.
- Sitting with and without support.
- Crawling.
- Pulling up to stand.
- Taking first steps.
Language Skills:
- Crying to express needs.
- Cooing and babbling.
- Responding to their name.
- Imitating sounds.
Fine Motor Skills:
- Grasping objects.
- Reaching for toys.
- Transferring objects from hand to hand.
- Developing a pincer grasp (using thumb and forefinger).
Social/Emotional Skills:
- Smiling and laughing.
- Making eye contact.
- Recognizing familiar faces.
- Developing a bond with caregivers.
Cognitive Skills:
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- Sensory exploration:
- Learning about the world through senses (touch, taste, sight, sound, smell).
- Developing an understanding of cause and effect (e.g., shaking a rattle makes noise).
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- Object permanence:
- Beginning to understand that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.
- Early memory:
- Recognizing familiar faces and objects.
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Recommended Products for Birth to 1 year
⭐ 1 to 2 Years:
Gross Motor Skills:
- Walking independently.
- Running.
- Climbing stairs with assistance.
- Kicking a ball.
Fine Motor Skills:
- Building towers with blocks.
- Scribbling.
- Feeding themselves with a spoon.
- Turning pages in a book.
Language Skills:
- Using single words.
- Following simple instructions.
- Identifying familiar objects.
- Increasing vocabulary.
Social/Emotional Skills:
- Showing increasing independence.
- Imitating others.
- Expressing emotions.
- Playing alongside other children.
Cognitive Skills:
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- Increased curiosity:
- Exploring and experimenting with objects.
- Beginning to understand simple concepts (e.g., in, out, up, down).
- Problem-solving:
- Solving simple problems through trial and error.
- Memory development:
- Remembering familiar routines and people.
- Symbolic thought begins:
- Beginning to understand that one object can stand for another.
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Recommended Products for 1 to 2 Years
Wooden Counting and Writing Tray
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⭐ 2 to 3 Years:
Gross Motor Skills:
- Running and jumping with more coordination.
- Riding a tricycle.
- Climbing stairs independently.
- Balancing on one foot for short periods.
Fine Motor Skills:
- Drawing simple shapes.
- Using scissors.
- Turning single pages of a book.
- More refined self feeding.
Language Skills:
- Speaking in short sentences.
- Understanding and using more complex language.
- Asking "why" questions.
- Following multi-step instructions.
Social/Emotional Skills:
- Playing pretend.
- Taking turns.
- Showing a wider range of emotions.
- Increased interaction with other children.
Cognitive Skills:
- Developing memory:
- Improved memory and recall.
- Thinking skills improve:
- Starting to think logically.
- Understanding cause and effect relationships.
- Symbolic play:
- Engaging in pretend play.
- Early problem solving:
- Solving simple puzzles.
- Concept development:
- Understanding concepts like size, shape, and color.
Recommended Products for 2 to 3 years
⭐ 3 to 5 Years:
Gross Motor Skills:
- Skipping.
- Hopping on one foot.
- Catching and throwing a ball.
- Improved overall coordination.
Language Skills:
- Speaking in longer, more complex sentences.
- Telling stories.
- Understanding and using grammar.
- Increased vocabulary.
Fine Motor Skills:
- Drawing more detailed pictures.
- Writing some letters.
- Using scissors with more control.
- Dressing themselves.
Social/Emotional Skills:
- Playing cooperatively with other children.
- Understanding and following rules.
- Expressing feelings verbally.
- Developing friendships.
Cognitive skills:
- Advanced thinking skills:
- Developing more complex thinking and reasoning skills.
- Understanding abstract concepts.
- Memory skills become more refined:
- Improved memory and attention span.reasoning skills.
- Problem-solving advances:
- Solving more complex problems.
- Developing pre-academic skills:
- Learning letters, numbers, and basic math concepts.
- Increased use of imagination:
- Elaborate pretend play.
Key cognitive skills that develop in this age range include:
- Attention and memory.
- Reasoning and problem-solving.
- Conceptual understanding:
- Language processing.
- Information processing.
Recommended Products for 3 to 5 years
