Friday, September 23, 2011

Understanding me - the 3 yr old toddler (Part 1)

To understand and to learn how to manage me better, Mummy read about how 3 year old toddler is like. 

This is what she found out from this site : http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/813862/your-3-year-old-development-behavior-and-parenting-tips-1 

Let's see how much of what it says speaks true of me.

THREE YEAR OLD DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES

3-YEAR-OLD SOCIAL SKILLS

  • no longer a toddler 
  • has become more independent 
  • less selfish than two and exhibits less aggressive behavior 
  • more aware of and sensitive to the feelings of others
  • more responsive to other children and  able to develop friendships
  • capable of taking turns and sharing toys
  • will begin to identify with his own sex and traditionally related activities
  • more interested in structured games
  • spends much of his time in fantasy activity and will have imaginary friends. This is actually a very creative way for your child to sample different activities behaviors and emotions
  • sense of time has become clearer and he’ll know his daily routine and will try to figure out the routines of others
  • will have a capacity to understand his own place spatially amongst the family and is able to view you as a separate person
  • wants to please you - - will be less dependent on you because his sense of identity is growing stronger
  • will exhibit a feisty attitude on occasion and resist your requests

3-year-old MOTOR SKILLS

  • losing his baby fat, developing more muscle control and gaining in height
  • is quite agile and can catch a ball and ride a tricycle easily
  • will be interested in tools such as scissors, paper, paint and crayons
  • concentration is required when learning to master precision finger and hand movements

3-year-old LANGUAGE SKILLS

  • will have mastered the basic rules of language and should have an active vocabulary of 300 plus words - - able to talk in sentences of five or six words and imitate most speech sounds but still has thoughts and emotions that can’t be conveyed through language
  • can understand pronouns now
  • may mispronounce and will become extremely frustrated when he is not understood   
       

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