Toddler milestones 2 to 2 1/2 years

Kids Growth, Activities, Milestones, Habits - 24 - 30 months

Kids really do thrive when they are allowed to be contributing members of the family or group. Young children love to do work of the adult.

25 months (2year 1 month old)

At this phase, kids catches soon. my lil one is expert in sorting shapes and colors. Builds towers with 10-15 blocks. She's pee and poo trained while being awake. talks in three- four word sentences. Very soon, kids imitate behavior of others. At this stage, she always wanted any of her known especially mom dad near her. Kids can get up anywhere on any table/ corners/ walls whichever are in their reach.

Most of the kids loves animals so much that they sit nearby them or want to hold them and don't want to leave them.

26 months ( 2year 2 months old)

We visited our family from Malaysia to India, and my baby could get to meet all her grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles. Must say, it really opened up her thinking process than seeing them over phone since last 1-2 years due to Covid travel restrictions. Kids learn a lot by meeting other people or kids. She did her first slide play in India and that was her favorite. She could climb up really tall slides and slide down easily on her own.

27 months (2 year 3 month old)

She started doing pretend plays and totally enjoys it. She can even now instruct others on what to do and not to do . Puts forward her thoughts like "what are you talking, what happened to grand pa, are you hurt/ sad!"

She has been observant though stubborn as well with her siblings. For the first time, I could see her tantrums and stubbornness as she was seeing new places, new toys, own people. 

She started asking and drinking the outside milk on her own, a benefit for me.

As it started getting cold in northern part of India, my baby was hesitant to take shower, so had to bring her in bathroom by getting her fav toys and many a times use tricky way to bath her(though she used to understand and ask "bath time!" and find excuses to go out.😅

28 months (2year 4months old)

She talks everything like we talk, just that her words are still baby words. She thinks and responses everything very appropriately.

The questions have started pouring in from baby's side. Infact, since a baby she has been curious and excited about surrounding and things.

29 months (2year 5months old)

As we three returned to Malaysia, being only me, my hubby and baby S, She has got into her own world with her books and toys (this is really a plus point for me). 

Baby S now understands that mummy is cooking, so she needs to be engaged with her stuffs.

Though this phase, she was hesitant to talk to people who she's meeting after long time or first time. 

Sometimes, I am willing to let her do what she wants to do with me like helping in washing dishes; taking out clothes from laundry and dry those; clean the house (though one thing I can't give or do with her are the arranging of the wardrobe or cupboards, if baby 'S' is present then it's more of a mess or takes double the time to set up).

Because of  nice weather in Malaysia, she's back to her love for shower and sit near swimming pool and splash water.

30 months (2year 6months old)

She can do proper conversation with known, i.e., speaks full sentence. Can wear her own dress especially newly started wearing her t-shirts (pulling down from head and putting the arms in).

Has began to develop a sense of humor (like thinks on her own, talks to herself and about others, tells some story about us and laughs which are funny) and makes us laugh.

She reads number and alphabet on her own and goes through the story books. Sings her song 'Sajna ki tere sajna.. khai hai..'

This is a peak tantrum phase. Now she has opinions, which mostly differs from us. She has become independent in playing or staying with knowns or reading. Now, she's a social butterfly, loves playing with other kids of her frequency.

As she's a picky eater, due to which I didn't had much option than to show her phone when she doesn't eat at all. Otherwise, I have always avoided screen and have preference over practical plays, activities and education. No TV, No phone. 

Baby 'S' has been so far always in the last percentile in terms of her weight, though have normal to good height percentile. She's always super active and bustling with energy.

She has been totally trained with bathroom training for the day time and afternoon nap time.  During this phase, she started playing, running barefoot on the playground.

Kids start getting into aggressive and stubborn mode at this age:

• So, divert them to something different.
• Hand them something else to do, or do something together.
• Give acceptable choices.
• Allow for ample time, prepare them for transitions.
• Aid in communication.
• Model the behavior you want.
• Keep it positive like 'be gentle', 'will be hurt'.
• Ignore it when can.
• Give them a healthy way to outlet their feelings.