Your toddler is 2! Let's see what they're learning this month.

Two years old! Turning two marks a new level of awareness and ability. Your toddler is moving with confidence, communicating better than ever, and showing you just how big their imagination is. You may notice them trying to run and attempting to join you in conversation. Each new skill reveals how much they have learned during their first two years and how eager they are to explore everything that comes next!

This stage connects growth across five key areas: Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Cognitive Development, Social Emotional Development, and Communication. Together, these milestones show a growing balance between thought, movement, and imagination.

Is your baby up to the challenge?

Life with a two year old is lively and full of discovery! Your toddler is learning to manage their emotions, talk through ideas, and experiment with just about everything around them. Every moment is a chance to learn something new, whether it is a new word, a new way to move, or a new way to connect.

At 24 months, your toddler may run smoothly across a room, tell you what they need after calming down, and use language that sounds more and more like proper sentences.

Why this month matters?

This age represents a shift toward more self-control, imagination, and communication. Your child is beginning to understand how thoughts, words, and actions work together. This growing coordination helps them attempt to express their ideas clearly, handle big emotions, and engage meaningfully with the people and the world around them.

What are this month's milestones?

Gross Motor Skills:

Your two-year-old is on the move. At this point they're walking and running with ease. You may also see them push a ride-on toy forward by pushing with their feet, directly testing their coordination and strength. These skills show how movement is becoming automatic, which gives them the freedom to explore more of their environment.

Fine Motor Skills:

Small movements are growing to be more precise. Your child can hold a crayon between their fingers and thumb, which goes to show greater control and dexterity. They may now be able to catch a ball using both arms and their body, showing off their hand-eye coordination. You might also notice that they are able to draw a vertical line, something different than their usual scribbles.

Cognitive Development:

Thinking and imagination are coming together even more at this stage. Your toddler begins to create pretend play scenarios that follow a logical sequence, such as pretending to stir food in a pot, then "serving" it to you on a toy plate. They are also interested in trying new activities and experiences, showing their ever-growing curiosity. Their attention span is growing and they are able to pay attention to certain tasks for longer amounts of time.

Social-Emotional Development:

Two-year-old's are full of emotion, and they are busy learning what they mean and how to manage them. You might notice unpredictable behavior as they try to balance independence with comfort-seeking. They'll talk to you about topics that interest them and may even begin to negotiate simple situations. With guidance, they can calm themselves down and then tell you what they need, which marks an important milestone in emotional regulation.

Communication:

Your toddler talks in a way that imitates the flow of conversation and does things like pausing for responses and adding gestures to get their point across. They use prepositions to describe where things are like “in box,” or “on chair”, and some pronouns like “me” and “you.” You may hear them describe things that are not in sight, showing off their memory and imagination. By now, they likely know around 100 words and understand up to 300, giving them a solid foundation for fluent speech in the months ahead.

At 24 months, your toddler is moving, speaking, and thinking in ways that show just how much they have grown. They are discovering how their imagination, words, and emotions can work together. Each moment of play, conversation, and connection builds the foundation for the exciting years of early childhood ahead.

Work Cited:

1. “The Development and Shaping of the Brain.” Discovering the Brain,

2. “Understanding why your child’s brain is so amazing!” Parenting. Give it Time, Llywodraeth Cymru Welsh Government,

3. CDC, Developmental Milestones

4. Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Developmental Milestones: 18–24 Months.

5. Brown Health. Children’s Developmental Milestones: Gross and Fine Motor Skills.

   
   

How many of this month's milestones has your baby mastered?

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