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Mastering new skills such as how to walk, talk, and use the potty are developmental milestones. It is exciting to watch your toddler learn new skills. The normal development of children aged 1-3 includes several areas:

• Gross motor - walking, running, climbing
• Fine motor - feeding themselves, drawing
• Sensory - seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling
• Language - saying single words, then sentences
• Social - playing with others, taking turns, doing fantasy play

Toddlers do not develop at the same rate. There is a wide range of what is considered "normal." Your child may be ahead in some areas and slightly behind in others. If you are worried about possible delays, talk to your child's health care provider.

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• Developmental and Behavioral Screening Tests (National Library of Medicine) Also in Spanish

• Developmental Monitoring and Screening (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - PDF - In English and Spanish

• 12 to 24 Months (Zero to Three)

• 24 to 36 Months (Zero to Three)

• Growth and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation)

• Growth and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation)

• Speech and Language Developmental Milestones (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) Also in Spanish

• Managing Your Toddler's Behavior (Nemours Foundation)

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Child Development (National Institutes of Health)