Two years is a wonderful age full of changes. Your child investigates the world in freedom, is more independent and seeks his autonomy. He runs, climbs, investigates, plays, talks, socializes ... he can walk alone and every time he will be doing more things by himself. It is a very important change in your development, will go from being a baby to being a small child. Do not miss how to stimulate the development of 2-year-olds.
What can a 2-year-old do?
Each child is a world, and each one has its own rhythm of evolution. Some may learn to walk before one year and others at 18 months, or they may learn to speak before walking and others start at 3 years of age. But there are some developmental milestones that most children meet upon reaching 2 years of age. Let's see what they are:
- Scamper. At this age, children have mastered the art of walk alone and they no longer want so much to go in the car or in the arms of the grown-ups. They have better coordination, they can even walk with things in hand. They want to investigate the world from their height and it is a way of develop their autonomy and improve their motor skills.
- Stain. Kids are adept at spotting themselves top to bottom in their investigator mode. Anything is good to get on, whether it's food, lipstick, or paint.
- Research. He explores the world around him and also himself, to find out how far he can go.
- Talk. 2-year-olds should know between 50-300 words enter your vocabulary. These are usually words that they recognize from their routine.
- Imitate. They love to imitate voices, faces, sounds, words ... and they also know their meaning. You have to be careful what you talk about in front of them because they are in the "parrot" phase, to repeat everything they hear.
- Express your emotions better. Every time you know how to recognize more the different emotions that exist and it will be easier for you to express yourself through speech or non-verbal language. You already know how to communicate needs like hunger, sleep or thirst.
- Build. They love building games and stacking cubes to make towers.
- Attention XNUMX-hour. His attention has improved considerably, and he can pay sustained attention for a longer time.
- Socialize. At this age they already begin to like being with other children and enjoying playing with them and also alone.
How to stimulate development in 2-year-olds
Children learn primarily through play. So we can take the opportunity to have a fun time with your children and also help them improve their skills and creativity.
- Observation games. His attention has improved, being able to hold it for a few minutes, so we can now play games such as "I see I see" adapted to the child's verbal ability.
- Draw. There is no child who does not like to draw. Through drawing they express their creativity, their inner world, improves your fine motor skills (the use of fingers), the expression of your emotions, improve your coordination and their sense of space. It also helps them to know the different textures and colors of the different drawing materials.
- Songs. Young children enjoy music and songs. Allows them use your attention and memory to learn letters, coordination to do dances, and improve your body coordination and vocabulary.
- Game of bubbles. What child can resist running around behind soap bubbles? Makes children keep your attention in something specific, improves your motor skills and coordination. They will also have a great time!
- Dance on tiptoe. The children listen to a song, either the one on the news, and start dancing. They can't help it! Play with him to dance on tiptoe. This will allow you strengthen your feet and your balance, and it will be a fun way to do something different.
- Costumes. Encourage your imagination and creativity causing him to dress up outside of the most common times (carnivals, Halloween).
- Construction games. Allow you reinforce their motor coordination, their spatial concepts and know the shapes and sizes of objects.
Because remember ... through play they have fun and also learn.