Chapter 8, part 5

Toddlers

Physical Development Able to walk and run Feed and dress themselves Caregiver must try to prevent

accidents

Intellectual Development Improved communication skills-learn

to talk and express their needs, thoughts and ideas

Begin to understand cause and effect Understands size and space and how

objects relate to one another

Emotional Development Begin to form self concept Understand they have their own

feelings

Social Development Tend to play alone instead of with other

children Parallel play: play alongside one

another instead of with each other Around age 2, they struggle between

dependency on others and the desire to be independent

Easily frustrated, love the word NO!

Moral Development Begin to understand what is right and

what is wrong Test new behaviors to see what

happens