Egg Baby 17-18 Egg Baby 17-18 monthsmonths

Egg Baby 17-18 Egg Baby 17-18 monthsmonths

EGG BabyGrowth and Development

Age 17-18 Months• Physical- Firsts and Milestones• Able to hold crayon or fat pencil• Can undress themselves• Vocabulary has grown to more than mama and

dada i.e. juice, bottle, blanket, NO• Balance improved to bend over and pick up toys, • Can even run at this point and can throw

overhand• Can manage stairs more easily• Brush teeth on their own

Egg Baby 17-18 Months• Intellectual- Firsts and Milestones• Will scribble• Will turn the pages of a book• Button large buttons• Unzip things• Turn door knobs• Stack things, make towers

Egg baby 17-18 Months• Social- Firsts and Milestones• NO is big in their social setting• Very self centered, they are their

own world• ***Beginning of the famous

terrible two temper tantrums

Egg baby 17-18 Months• Emotional- Firsts and Milestones• Because they are still forming the

center of their world the 1.5 year old continues to develop and exhibit strong likes and dislikes and voice them with full body

Egg Baby 17-18 Months• Sleep

– Generally sleeps well thru the night – Still needs daily naps - keeps morning nap until 2

years old– No drink, food or play 1 hour before nap or bedtime

will help settle them down

• Food– Uses spoon to feed themselves with little mess– Masters a drinking cup by the second birthday– May have as many as 12 teeth– 1st Dental Check up is recommended