1 Year Old Developmental Milestones

Developmental Milestones for 1-Year-Old Toddlers

With your kid turning one and entering toddlerhood, you'll notice both greater activity and a halt in growth. Walking is a big developmental milestone that gives toddlers more freedom to explore and become independent.

Given the broad range of normal growth, medical experts use developmental milestones to evaluate a toddler's progress. Toddlers who were born prematurely could experience delayed milestone achievement. Maintaining regular contact with your pediatrician is crucial for monitoring your child's growth.

Developmental Areas for 1 Year

Movement and Motor Skills:

- At about 15 months old, they walk on their own and may begin running.

- Exhibits the capacity to halt, bend over, and then stand back up.

- Take a seat in a tiny chair or stool.

- Uses assistance to climb stairs.

- Dances along with the music.

- Has fun with things that pull and push.

- Uses blocks to construct towers.

- Tosses a ball over his head.

- Solve puzzles using two or three pieces.

- Draws with crayons, sometimes mimicking the shape of circles or lines.

- Mostly feed with fingers before switching to a spoon.

Take a sip from a cup.

Helps with dressing and has the ability to take off simple garments.

- First molars develop.

Language Acquisition:

- Replicates vocalizations and animal sounds.

- Say four to six simple words at a year old.

- By 18 months, 10 to 15 words are spoken.

- For the first 18 to 24 months, use short words or two-word sentences.

- By the age of two, knows 100 words or more.

- Poses negative statements like "No want" and queries like "What is..."

Social and Cognitive Skills:

- Plays pat-a-cake and waves goodbye.

- By 18 months, comprehends orders and one-step queries.

- At 24 months old, understands orders and two-step queries.

- Understands cause-and-effect linkages and object persistence.

- Examine boxes and drawers to find out what's within.

- Plays pretend, acting out chores around the house.

- Identify oneself in the mirror.

Indicates bodily sections upon request.

- Exhibits comprehension of item use.

Points to request assistance.

Development of Sensations:

- Improves motor abilities and hand-eye coordination by using crawling or walking to explore surroundings.

- Gains sensitivity to touch by interacting with different textures.

- Gains experience with taste and scent from experimenting with food and being outside.

Relationships with Other People:

- Exhibits greater walking freedom.

- You can have sporadic separation anxiety and stranger anxiety.

Plays in parallel with other people.

- May use the word "no" a lot and have tantrums.

- Find solace in a blanket or plush animal.

Physical Development and Rest:

- Consistently tracking growth by contrasting it with unique growth patterns.

- Discussing growth or weight issues with the pediatrician.

- Promoting healthy eating and exercise routines.

- Creating regular nighttime schedules.

- Encouraging 11–14 hours of sleep every day, along with a nap or two.

Promoting Education and Emotional Well-Being:

- Providing toys that encourage problem-solving and innovative play.

- Taking part in participatory exercises like sketching and building towers.

- Speaking clearly and building longer sentences when conversing.

- Reading to the child every day and including them in mealtimes with the family.

- Enforcing discipline in a stern but kind manner without using force or shouting.