The 3-year-old is full of wonder, and spend a lot of time observing and imitating. They love to spend time with parents and enjoy helping out with Parents and enjoy helping out with simple household tasks.
👦 Physical Development
✿ Weight: 12 to 20 Kg
✿ Height: 34 -43 inch
✿ Develops a taller, thinner, adult like appearance
✿ Develops a full set of baby teeth
✿ Sleep 10-12 hours at night
✿ Sleeps through most nights without wetting the bed, Occasional accidents are still quite common.
✿ Uses the toilet with some help (many boys may not be ready for toilet learning until age 31/2)
✿ Puts on shoe (but cannot tie laces)
✿ Dresses self with some help (buttons, snaps, zippers)
✿ Feeds self with some spilling
✿ Tries to catch a large ball
✿ Throws ball overhead
✿ Kicks a ball forward
✿ Hops on 1 foot
✿ Walks short distance on tiptoe
✿ Climbs up and down a small slide by self
✿ Pedals a tricycle
💠Mental & Language Development
✿ Stumbles over words sometimes -usually not a sign of stuttering
✿ Listens attentively to short stories; likes familiar stories told without any changes in words
· ✿ Repeat words and sound
· ✿ Enjoys listening to stories and repeating simple rhymes
· ✿ Able to tell simple stories from pictures or books
· ✿ Enjoys signing and can carry a simple tune
· ✿ Understand “now” “soon” and “Later”
· ✿ Asks who, what, where, and why questions
· ✿ Stacks 5-8 blocks
· ✿ Enjoys playing with clay or play with dough doing pounds, rolls and squeezes it
· ✿ 75% -80% of speech is understandable; talks in complete sentence of 3-5 words. “Mommy is drinking juice.” “There is big dog.”
· ✿ Puts together a 6-pieces puzzles.
· ✿ Draw a circle and square
· ✿ Recognize everyday sounds
· ✿ Matches object and picture
· ✿ Can count 2-3 objects
👪 Social & emotional Development
✿ Accept suggestions and follow simple directions
· ✿ Sometimes shows preference for one parent often the parent of the opposite gender
· ✿ Enjoys helping with simple household tasks
· ✿ Can make simple choice between two things
· ✿ Enjoy making others laugh and being silly
· ✿ Enjoy playing alone, but near other children
· ✿ Spend a great deal of time watching and observing
· ✿ Enjoy a playing with other children briefly ,but still does not corporate or share well
· ✿ Enjoy hearing stories about self, playing “house ”Imitating
can answer the question “are you a boy or a girl?”
Parenting Tip on Development
👉 Incorporating toothbrushing into your daily regimen.
👉 Show understanding with regard to toilet training; expect occasional accidents for some time.
👉 Acquire garments designed for effortless dressing and kindly invite him to assist with the process.
👉 Supply sizable buttons or vintage beads for threading onto a shoelace.
👉 Promote engagement in sand and water activities.
👉 Demonstrate to your child the techniques for throwing, catching, kicking a ball.
👉 Teach your child how to imitate different animal movements: hopping like a rabbit, tiptoeing like a bird, waddling like a duck, slithering like a snake, and running like a deer.
👉 Engage in regular conversation, employing concise sentences, posing questions, and actively listening. Strive for interactive communication with him.
👉 Enhance your child's sentences with additional details, such as, "Yes, that's a
flower - it's a tall, red flower, and it has a delightful fragrance."
👉 Instruct your child to memorize their first and last names.
👉 Encourage your child to narrate a story as part of your reading session.
👉 Engage in singing uncomplicated songs with your child to boost their enthusiasm.
👉 Examine baby photos together and discuss the "when you were a baby" moments. Children often seek to emulate adults, so this can shape their behavior in many ways.
👉 Incorporate discussions about colors, numbers, and shapes into your daily conversations. For example, "The butter comes in a square box," "The plate is round," and "An apple is red."
👉 Request assistance with uncomplicated tasks like placing napkins by each plate, organizing socks in the drawer, or pairing up his clothes.
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