At 24 months toddlers (full-term: 38-40 weeks*) can …
Movement
- Display a variety of sitting positions
- Crawl on hands and knees
- Squat to play
- Jump 2 feet of the ground upwards
- Jump down from low step
Balance
- Walk backwards, sideways, turn around in a circle
- Run and kick a ball without falling
- Without support, walks up 4 steps, down 1-2 steps
- Get on off and rides foot propelled bike, scooter, independently
- Sit self at a table on a small chair
Mobility
- Walk up and down slopes, across uneven surfaces
- Run with high arm and obvious weight shift side to side
- March slowly on spot, walk backwards, sideways, on toes
Coordination
- Run and kick a ball, throw, hit a ball towards a target
- Imitate domestic chores, care for dolly, teddy, put to bed, brush their hair/ teeth, go shopping
- Imitate and draw a line, circle
- Indicate day-time bladder control- need to use toilet/potty
- Dance to music, use arms and legs to express dance moves