Growing up comes with constant changes and by the time your child reaches age 2, you’re noticing so much more about their abilities and personalities. In this stage, many of the milestones you may see include the following: walks and runs well, jumps (maybe awkwardly), throws, kicks and catches balls, stands on one foot, climbs structures, turns knobs and lids, shows signs of right or left handedness, builds higher towers, has good finger/thumb control and turns pages one by one, appetite decreases, drinks through a straw, shows control of bladder and bowels, naps during the day and sleeps through the night, interacts with others socially, uses words to communicate, knows genders, age and name, counts objects, expresses possession, says “mine,” “no,” and may throw tantrums as a form of self-expression, may struggle to understand sharing, plays with others and independently next to others and continues to help getting self dressed and undressed.

At La Petite, our staff will help your child in the age-appropriate areas of all stages. With our two-year olds, your child will be encouraged to describe things, answer questions, tell stories or portions of stories, recognize patterns that repeat, draw shapes, count, sort similar objects, identify colors, create and investigate, learn about weather and calendars (days, months, seasons, etc.), make rhythmic music with percussion, create art with scissors, glue, playdough crayons and paint, follow instructions and share with friends, develop gross motor skills with dance, running, riding bikes, sliding, climbing and hopping, and enhance fine motor skills with painting, scribbling, tapping and clapping hands.