What age or milestone must a child reach to move from infant to toddler and from toddler to preschooler?

Question

Are these classifications based on age or developmental milestones?

Answer 1

An infant becomes a toddler when they turn two. A toddler becomes a preschooler when they are potty trained and accepted at a preschool.

Answer 2

Basically an infant turns into a toddler when he starts walking, or around age one. A toddler becomes a preschooler when he is eligible to enter preschool at age 2 1/2 to 3. Its not exactly a age or a milestone thing, it's just a way to describe your child.

Answer 3

To me classifications are not ages, to me my 16 months old is a toddler cause shes walking(climbing, she scares me sometimes)and they become preschoolers when you think they are ready to go to a preschool class , around age 2 1/2--3 , but then every child is different.So I would say developmental milestones mean more.

Answer 4

Both! A toddler is a child learning to walk. They are called toddlers when they start to toddle. There is no definite age. It varies from child to child.

A preschooler is a child who is not old enough for kindergarten and one who attends preschool. Toddlers become preschoolers around the age of 3. It has nothing to do with potty training or knowledge.

Answer 5

while an toddler or toddler is hurting, they'll mess with the area that hurts working example, a week in the past my little boys ear become hurting, he tugged at it and become whining. I took him to the wellness care professional and he had an infection. As of preschool and college-age infants, they could be waiting to verbally point out what's incorrect or what they choose.

Answer 6

I considered my daughter a toddler after she started walking around age 1. Then when she hit age 2, I noticed a lot of toys for her age range said preschooler on them so I guess now she's a preschooler. She knows her alphabet, phonics and counting, so maybe that's what seperates her from toddlers.

Answer 7

A child is considered an infant from 0 - 1yr toddler is 1yr to 3yrs and preschooler is 3yrs to 5yrs. It is based on age in child care.

Answer 8

Funny you asked, because I am SO picky about terminology regarding my kids! Since they learned to walk, however unsteadily (which is the definition of "toddling"), I have insisted people, including my mother refer to them as "the kids" or "the toddlers" and NOT "the babies". (I had a friend that called her 10-year old "the baby" which I found insulting to the child).

I have thought about this alot and decided "toddler" is when they begin walking, which may be an age that varies from child to child. Probably age "3" is considered "pre-school" - they should know colors, shapes, some ABC's - stuff you would learn in kindergarten.

Answer 9

Since the word "infant" is derived from a latin word meaning "unable to speak" I would say that one of the milestones a child would have to achieve to be considered "beyond an infant" is speaking.

Answer 10

A toddler is a baby that has started walking. That's the definition. The chld care industry tends to define toddlers as 1 yr to 3 yrs for their records.