Our children start learning from infancy. When the world is bright and new, every experience and every interaction offers an opportunity to learn - but what are our children learning? Knowing what your child is picking up on and what skills they are developing through each stage of their early life can help you facilitate better growth. Cater to your child's needs by tailoring play and learning at home depending on their needs and age.
Age 0 - 2
Early in life, children learn through their hands and their mouth. Touching, feeling and putting objects in their mouth is how they interact with the world. This age is the start of where they learn about everyday objects and, slowly, the beginnings of communication by responding to sounds that you make.
In these first two years your child will also start learning to move around the world. Crawling at first and then standing and walking by holding onto furniture as they gain strength.
By age two you can expect your child to have a basic vocabulary of 50 words and be able to communicate their wants with you. They won't just be crying to indicate something is wrong, but trying to explain it.
Age 2 - 3
One of the biggest changes that you'll see in your child between the age of two and three is the development of their social abilities and the huge improvements made in their communication skills. It's this year that sees their vocabulary shoot up to around 1000 words, many of which they'll be wanting to share with the friends that they make. Numbers are also important, with most children being able to count to ten and some a lot higher.
Age 3 - 5
Preschool and daycares are a great place for kids to improve even more upon their budding social abilities. They'll learn to communicate with friends and quickly begin expressing themselves through talking and drawing too. Understanding time is big around this age and will tie in with basic math and counting.
Social interaction also brings problems, so it's important that children start learning conflict resolution skills and how to talk through a problem instead of hitting.
Take onboard some of this information about what your child will be learning at certain ages as they grow. Help them develop new skills and learn to communicate and get along with others - being social is one of the most important parts of growing up, especially as they start to enter preschools and primary education.
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