At 18 months old what was your toddler doing?

Question

I am just wondering what my daughter should be doing at this stage.
Specific stuff please.Like was your toddler counting, asking questions about things....etc....
I am a stay at home mom and she is my first child, I have never really been around any other children so just wondering what I should be teaching her and what she should already know.Thanks!

So far she says 19 words
counts to 3
says ABCD
runs & kicks a ball
Understands when I tell her to close the door
puts on her shoes (but cant tie)
she asks where things are ( like,where the baby?)
and other things.....does that sound like she is on track?

Answer 1

My daughter is 18 months old and here's what she does:

She walks and runs well. She has 20 words and has 4 signs that she uses (more, eat, please and all done). She feeds herself with a spoon. She understands the concept of "Go get" so if we says "go get your shoes" she listens. She can pretend play with a baby, such as feeding the baby. She can clean up her toys when she's done playing, and put things back where they belong. She can identify 8 body parts.

I'm a developmental specialist and evaluate babies for a living and my daughter is right on target with what most children her age do, except her language is 3 months ahead. It's a range of development, evry child is different. Your little one is doing really well.

Answer 2

I have an 18 month old son and he says close to 30-40 words. He points to different parts of the body that I tell him. He lets us know when he's pooped or peed. He is repeating a lot. He's very independent the past couple weeks in trying to feed himself. He tries to say sentences like he's say: Mama shoes calle <- that means street in spanish which means he wants to go out. He sings ABC's all the way up to G and then picks it up around Q. He counts to 5. He tell me "Up" and "Down" knows the differences and we play games with that... He attacks me with kisses and hugs. He said this week for the first time "I love you" but I am sure he doesn't know what that means... it's b/c I tell him that every morning. You give him a phone and he says "Hello" and starts trying to talk with the words he knows. If he sees Santa he says "hohoho" He know some animal sounds. He's dancing to music if we start dancing. He loves playing hide and seek. He asks for Juice or Leche (means milk in Spanish) or cookie or even more of something by saying "mas" <- spanish for more. I am studying Speech Language Pathology and the Professors noted that it's good to speak to them in as many languages as possible and we are bilingual and he's picking it up.
He's my first and only for now. I love being a mom. God Bless and enjoy :)

Answer 3

well my little girl is 14 nearly 15 months and she walking am in the middle of potty training her witch she does go but only for a wee she say thing like mum, dad, tar, mine, good,drink and kissed she dont have a bottle or dummy no more because she gave them to santa because i told her if she gives santa her dummy and bottle she will get more prezzies ,so she gave it to some ramdom santa and she feeds her self and she under stands what am telling and am just in the middle of leanring her to count at the moment am only up to there but we will get there.
i go to school as well so when am at school my boyfriend has her and i wright down things what needs doing for him to do..

Answer 4

She's on track.
But there is no normal when it comes to babies, so whatever yours is doing is normal for her.
Take her to mom and toddler groups, these are great places to compare children's progress- but I go so that my daughter developes the social skills needed before nursery :)

Answer 5

It's important to recognize signs of autism early so you can take a proactive stance. talk to a doctor