21 month old development?

Briona had a Plunket (Well Child) check at 22 1/2 mos, so I'm working off the notes made then:

How well could they speak?
Says "Nona" (her name), "my", can name breakfast/lunch items (rorort for yoghurt, ock-ock for chocolate), "all gone", "hands"=she wants to hold hands

Were you able to understand them?
Yes but still needed an interpreter for people outside of our family/home

Did they speak in sentences?
1-2 words at a time only

Did they still babble and use the occasional word you could understand?
Not a lot of babbling

Did they jump yet? With both feet off the ground?
She tried to jump but I don't think she could do it with both feet yet, but she could jump on the trampoline

Make animal noises?
Some, she could repeat what we did so that was pretty much "meow" and "woof"

Sing songs?
La la a tune

Know their colours?
A few (pink, yellow, orange)

Recognise animals?
Dog and cat and a couple of others from time to time

Build puzzles yet?
Simple ones

Anything else you can think of?
Could repeat things by rote such as simple counting (we say 1, she says 2; a,b; h,i)
Imaginary play (e.g. handbag and doll= going shopping; empty tea cup has milo in it)

What could your 21 or close to 2 year old do?

Just curious.

How well could they speak?
quite well, although I often "translate" for non family members, lol

Were you able to understand them?

Yep, but like i said, sometimes needs translation

Did they speak in sentences?

yep, 3 or 4 words sometimes

Did they still babble and use the occasional word you could understand?

yep and still does

Did they jump yet? With both feet off the ground?

a real climber (thats a boy thing, I think) but not quite jumping at 2, but is now. Would jump off stuff though!

Make animal noises?

basic ones, woff, miaow

Sing songs?

yep, loves twinkle and row row

Know their colours?

yep

Recognise animals?

Basic ones, cat dog and owl, which is random

Anything else you can think off?

He goes to dayvare, and they have a structured learning system, so I think that helps alot with it all.

Build puzzles yet?

Sort of. Builds with blocks a bit, but is mainly a real outdoors boy, digging, carting stuff in weelbarrows, kicking ball around etc

What could your 21 or close to 2 year old do?
Just curious.

How well could they speak? : I think Zaara says many words, I can understand what she is saying and so do her grandparents, even our friends.

Were you able to understand them?: I think she says enough + sign + facial impression for us to undertand what she is trying to say.

Did they speak in sentences? one or two words together. eg where papa? Papa outside? GO Outside! My toys!! My mama!! etc

Did they still babble and use the occasional word you could understand? Yap!!

Did they jump yet? With both feet off the ground? No she jumps but looks more like a skip!!

Make animal noises? yes Meow for cat, Woof woof for Dog, oooo aaaahhh ooo for Monkey, Roar for Tiger/Lion, ssssnnnnnssss for a snake, oink oink (with facial) for Pig, MOOOOO for a Cow, Baaa baaa for Lamb, Pheeewwww (with hand on her nose) for Elephant, chip chip chip for a bird Etc

Sing songs? Yes She says Twinkle Twinkle.....Star!!, Row Row.... Dorathy dorathy.....ETC

Know their colours? Yes and NO...She knows Yellow really well

Recognise animals? Yap show her a pic and she knows what noises they make and for the ones she doesnt know the sound she knows what they are for example Pingu (Penguin), Zeeba (Zeebra), Butter (Butterfly), horsey, Teady (any bear), Spider is the hand sign of ITCEY Bitcy...etc

Anything else you can think off? She tries to put shoes and cloths on her doll...not 100% successful yet but she is working on it!


Build puzzles yet? I bought her those wooden puzzles...the ones that have a background corresponding pic she can place the pieces in the correct slot!!

Edited by Roksana