Your Toddler’s Development – 1 to 3 years
Over the next 2 years your little one will experience a huge growth in their vocabulary, from a few single words at 12 months to many hundreds of words, and some short phrases, by 2 years.
By the time they are 3 they will be using full sentences and will be able to make themselves understood even to unfamiliar people. This is a magical time when you will start to have conversations with your child and better understand the independent little person they are.
As before, your child can understand much more than they can tell you, so continue talking about the exciting world that is all around them.
Explore the links below to find out more about your child’s understanding and language development.
Developmental Milestones
Language Learning Tips for Toddlers
Learn about how to support your little one if they’re late to talk.
Children develop at different paces but within a range that we call ‘typical’. Find out if your little one might need to see a speech pathologist.
Research tells us that children who learn more than one language are at no greater risk of language delay than any other child. In fact learning more than one language can have lots of benefits.
If I could only give parents 5 tips to support their child’s language development, then these would be it!
