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In the 2 to 3 years

In her third year your child will progress from perceiving the world in the form of separate things and single events to learning to establish links between different things.

This is the stage when your child's favourite word is "why?" Your child will now progress from perceiving the world in the form of separate things and single events. The child will now learn to establish links between different things. She will start to think about the meaning of experiences and to learn from them. Her sense of creativity and imagination will be awakened. Her concept of time will be expanded to include the past and future, not just the present. She will learn to think ahead, to plan. 
 

Two years, three months

Your child will develop a sense of self. She knows who she is and can say her name. She will become more assertive about what she wants. She will pit her will against yours, saying "no" more often than not. She will try to build houses and castles with bricks. 
 

Two years, six months

She will know both her first name and her surname. She will enjoy lending you a hand with simple chores like laying the table. She will be able to draw vertical and horizontal lines. She will realise that a boy's sexual organs are different from hers.
 

Two years, nine months

She will know the difference between boys and girls. She will be able to learn nursery rhymes and repeat them. She will ask questions and begin to understand numbers. She will try to draw a circle, but will not succeed without help. 
 

Three years

Her social skills will improve and she will enjoy playing with other children. She will comprehend the meaning of words like "on", "under" and "behind" and will be able to formulate quite complicated sentences. She will almost be able to draw a circle.
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Name: Grolier International
Country: India

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Name: BrainSketch Solutions
Country: India

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Name: nazi
Country: india

my son is 3 yrs old and he goes to nursery. at home he talks a lot and goes on asking questions but if any guest come to our house he becomes very shy and don't even utter a word. please help me to remove this kind of shyness from him
 
Name: eati
Country: bangladesh

i have a baby 3year old i want to give him everything in his body he want how could i ?
 
Name: Mohit Gupta
Country: india

excellent article, i have never seen such a detailed and specific article...to the point, keep it up!!
 
Name: KETAKI PONKSHE
Country: india

i am an educational consultant. i have some exciting programs for small children. i stay in mumbai. if you are interested, please contact me on or thr. email-ketaki215@hotmail.com
 
Name: Nidhi
Country: india

my son is 3yrs old. he is very bad in socializing with his peer group. i think he feels threatened that they would take his toys or he would have to share something with them, which is not the case with elders and he is fine with them. he is very posessive of his things and does not wants to share anything and hits back when anybody tries to do so. please tell me what i can do to make him mix up,play and share with his peer group.
 
Name: priti
Country: usa

hi, this for nidhi. i have a 2and 1/2 yr boy.and he is also same.but the best think to do is let them learn on there own to love and share there toys.when he goes to his friends house tempt him with some of the toys which he likes of his friend and then make him understand if u don,t share others r not going to share with u too.and slowly he will be ok with other kids. good luck.
 
Name: Prabesh
Country: india

the info. was helpful but how are these related to intellectual development?..say the child says 'ball' he/she is using her thinking skills..so houw are these activities linked to it? thankz
 
Name: Rahul Deshpande
Country: India

the excellent article. however, with increase in awareness like television, internet etc, the grasping skill of children is increasing. i feel any child psychologiest or educational consultant will able to through light on this aspect.
 
Name: ranjana
Country: india

my son is 2yr and 3month old he is too much intelligent. he know who is p.m. of india .he also make a circle. vertical lines,he know a-z alphabets.
 
Name: pati
Country: United Kingdom

this artical is great,but it doesn't involves the pies.
 
Name: regha
Country: India

my son is 3 yrs and his wait is only 11 kg.he is very smart but he hate to eat vegetables and rice. what can i do?
 
Name: nidhi
Country: U.S.A.

hi iam nidhi i have 2 years 6month old kid. i have concern about him he is not takling much,he is not pooty trend,he is not saying basic thing also what he want..what i will do?
 
Name: sakshi sharma
Country: India

i wanna to know what is the correct age for children to go school my daughter is 2 years and her interst in studying is too much she never watch tv only reads books
 
Name: PNair Mumbai
Country: India

my son is of 33months old . even by age of 2 he was able to recite rhymes , recognise alphabets etc.. but now he s getting confused of alphabets or suddenly mix match name of fruits etc.. also, he has become little bit aggressive. he will co-operate only with one teacher even for eating his tiffin. do you he is having any learning disability or something else? pls help .
 
Name: Swati
Country: India

my daughter is 3years old.she is very active & smart.she mix with other people very easily.she learns things very quickly.but at times she misbehaves at public places.so i want to know how should i handle this situation.how should i groom her?
 
Name: mamta rao
Country: India

my son is 2yrs 4months.he will be joining a playschool in june.he is a friendly child but at times he pulls hair even to call another the child and is very possessive about his things so sometimes ends up pulling the other child's hair.he has not started talking as yet he says a few words and is very exppressive.i keep talking to him and explaining him that this is not acceptable.butnow that he is going to school i am slightly worried.
 
Name: Rupali
Country: United Kingdom

i have 2& 1/2yr daughter.she is excellent in learning means picking up the things like story,rhymes or everyday things what i teach her.but if i ask her any story or anything which i told her 1 year before she couldn't remember that well.so i want to know is it natural?is it happens with other child also.
 
Name: nilesh
Country: India

now my son is 3 years .he has all his teeth grown fully.every day when morning we tryto brush the teeth he cries loudly. also when we take him for bath he tries to denie.
 
Name: madhuricharles
Country: India

my son is 3yearold.he is too naughty.i am anable to control him. now he is going to playclass.he is very intelligent.thats y his mam liked him ,coming to his naughtyness they are helplss.please tell me how to controlmy sons activenss.
 
Name: G.Raji
Country: India

my son is 3.6months old ,he is good pls advice about the method to teach my son for learning & social behaviour etc
 
Name: prasad
Country: India

my daughter is 3 years old. she cannot hold the pensil correctly. she draws standing and sleeping lines on white board but does not have a control. is it normal ???
 
Name: marcie
Country: Mauritius

would like to hear from mom in mauritius


 

 
 
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