Developmental Milestones for 3-year-old

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Movement

  • Walk well
  • Carry toys while walking
  • Stand on tiptoe
  • Bend over without falling
  • Kick a ball
  • Climb well
  • Walk up and down stairs without assistance
  • Run easily
  • Pedal tricycle

Hand and Finger Skills

  • Turn over container to pour out contents
  • Build a tower of more than six blocks
  • Hold a pencil in writing position
  • Make up-and-down, side-to-side, and circular lines
  • Turn book pages one at a time
  • Screw and unscrew lids

Social and emotional

  • Be aware of self and surroundings
  • Understand concept of “mine” and “his/hers”
  • Imitate behavior of others
  • Like playing with other children
  • Can take turns in games
  • Express a wide range of emotions

Cognitive

  • Show increasing independence
  • Recognize self in pictures or a mirror
  • Match an object in her hand or in a picture
  • Sort objects by shape and color
  • Complete puzzles with three or four pieces
  • Understand concept of “two”

Language

  • Identify almost all common objects
  • Understand most sentences
  • Understand placement in space, such as on, in, under
  • Uses 4- to 5-word sentences
  • Can say name, age, and sex
  • Uses pronouns, such as I, you, and some plurals such as cats, dogs
  • Follow simple instructions

Parents can help your young child’s language development using several ways.

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