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Terrible Twos?  NAH!  :)

Social-Emotional
Imitates behavior of others, increasing independence, shows awareness of own feeling and others, expresses frustration, follows simple directions, increasingly enthusiastic about being with other children, begins participating in group experiences.

Physical
Gross:
Runs with increasing speed (usually on toes), walks backward, walks up stairs, jumps in place, kicks ball, hangs from bar, throws ball overhand with both arms, catches ball with straight arms, attempts to pedal and steer toys,
Fine:
Increasing eye-hand coordination, pours material from one container to the other, inserts large pegs in pegboard, turns knobs, can unscrew lids, threads large beads, begins using scissors to snip edges of paper, scribbles, stacks four to six blocks, drinks from a cup (messy) uses a spoon.

Cognitive
Maintains attention span for at least six minutes, sustains interest for increasing amounts of time, shows beginning understanding of cause and effect, begins grouping objects by shape and color, plays independently longer, engages in pretend play, can tell you when hurt.

Communication/Language/Speech
Understands increasingly complex spoken language, has a vocab of about 50-300 words, uses "I" and "me" when referring to self, understands greetings such as "hi", uses simple sentences and questions, able to follow direction, participates in brief conversations, enjoys books, pretends to read, shows an awareness of print.
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