26 month old toddler development

26-Month-Old Toddler Growth Development

Asses your 26 month old toddler's growth development from physical characteristics to visual & motor development along with social and emotional behaviors.

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Mental Development of 26 month old child

  • Have a rapidly growing vocabulary
  • Use the word "no" emphatically
  • Become completely absorbed in her play activities
  • Make decisions based on impulse, not reason
     

Visual Development of 26 month old child

  • Be more interested in distant objects
  • Be more easily distracted as peripheral vision improves
     

Growth of 26 month old child

  • Weigh about 12.4 kg (girl) or about 12.9 kg (boy)
  • Be about 87.5 cm in height (girl) or about 89 cm in height (boy)
     

Motor Development of 26 month old child

  • Be able to wash and dry her hands
  • Brush her teeth with some help
  • Put on a piece of clothing
     

Social and Emotional Development of 26 month old child

  • Be extremely curious about everything
  • Have difficulty sitting still and being quiet
  • Make her feelings—whether happy or grumpy—very apparent
  • Become overstimulated if her sensory circuits are overloaded at an age when she is not yet able to selectively tune out sights, sounds, and sensations
     

Toddler Development Tracker details are provided to give indications on the expected changes during different months, however, these changes varies from child to child and the mother needs to consult her child's doctor, if she has any concerns.

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