Milestone chart: 19 to 24 months
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Medically reviewed by Harriet Gibbs, Health visitor
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This gives you an idea of what to expect from your toddler at each stage from 19 to 24 months. Bear in mind that all children develop differently. If you have any concerns about your toddler's development, ask your health visitor for advice.
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
Find out more about your child at 19 months.
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
Find out more about your child at 20 months.
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
Find out more about your child at 21 months.
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
Find out more about your child at 22 months.
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
Find out more about your child at 23 months.
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
Find out more about your child at 24 months.
Discover what your baby may be able to do from 25 to 30 months.
Go back to 13 to 18 months.",
19 months
Mastered skills (most children can do)- Can use a spoon
- Can run
- Can throw a ball underarm
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Emerging skills (half of children can do)
- Half of speech may be understandable
- Recognises when something is wrong (calling a dog a cat)
- Starts to pick up on what your facial expressions mean
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
- Can wash and dry hands and brush teeth with help
- Can point to picture of cat or dog when you say the word
- May know when she needs to wee
Find out more about your child at 19 months.
20 months
Mastered skills (most children can do)- Will pretend to feed a doll
- Can take off own clothes with help
- Will throw away an object such as rubbish, in imitation
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
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- Enjoys make-believe play, such as pretending a banana is a phone
- Can walk up (but probably not down) stairs
- Searches for hidden objects
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
- May start exploring genitals
- Draws straighter lines
- Names several body parts
Find out more about your child at 20 months.
21 months
Mastered skills (most children can do)- Can walk up stairs
- Enjoys helping around the house
- Can set simple goals (e.g. deciding to put a toy in a certain place)
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Emerging skills (half of children can do)
- Can throw a ball overarm
- Can kick a ball
- Builds a tower of five blocks
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
- Can name a cat or a dog when you show her a picture
- Can make short sentences ("Me go")
- Can walk down stairs
Find out more about your child at 21 months.
22 months
Mastered skills (most children can do)Advertisement | page continues below
- Can kick a ball forward
- Follows two-step requests (get your doll and bring it here)
- Recognises herself in photographs
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
- Can do simple puzzles
- Can draw a straight line
- Can identify several body parts
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
- Can put on clothing
- Might be ready for a big bed
- Understands opposites (tall and short)
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Find out more about your child at 22 months.
23 months
Mastered skills (most children can do)- Can make a tower of five bricks
- Can name a simple picture in a book
- Can use 50 single words
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
- Can make two- or three-word sentences
- Can sing simple tunes
- Can walk down stairs
Advanced skills (a few children can do)
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- Talks about self (likes, dislikes)
- Asks "Why?"
- Takes more of an interest in playing with other children
Find out more about your child at 23 months.
24 months
Mastered skills (most children can do)- Can name at least six body parts
- Can walk down stairs
- Can make short sentences
Emerging skills (half of children can do)
- Starts talking about self
- Can arrange things in categories
- Half of speech is understandable
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Advanced skills (a few children can do)
- Begins to understand abstract concepts like sooner and later
- Becomes attuned to gender differences
- Learns to jump
Find out more about your child at 24 months.
Discover what your baby may be able to do from 25 to 30 months.
Go back to 13 to 18 months.",
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