Development of a child in 2.5 years: what should be able to do, verbal, physical, mental,

Physical development of a child at 2.5 years: height and weight

During this period, the child has excellent control over hisbody. His movements are coordinated and precise. He can walk, run, jump, change the pace and nature of his movements abruptly, stand on one leg, climb a wall bars. At 2.5 years old, the baby is already beginning to master a tricycle.The development of a child at 2.5 years is very rapidPhoto: Getty There are also standards and norms for body development:

The height of boys ranges from 88 to 95 cm, girls - from 87 to 94;
boys' weight is from 11.8 to 15 kg, girls' weight is from 11 to 14.4 kg.

If these figures are slightly too low or too high, there is no need to worry. However, significant deviations from the standard indicate serious problems.

Speech development: what a child should be able to say

At 2.5 years old, the child has in his vocabularyabout 1000 words. In most cases, the diction is quite clear, and even a stranger can understand the baby's conversation. But the baby often rearranges syllables or letters in a word. This needs to be corrected immediately, since the child will get used to such pronunciation and will not be able to speak correctly for a long time. The baby does not shut up for a minute. He constantly tells what he sees and does. Parents just need to be patient and not ask him to shut up. When a child talks for a long time, he does it better and better.

Mental and psychological development

At this age, a small person should learn:

collect pyramids;
name and show several primary colors;
orient in simple geometric forms;
build towers from cubes;
draw simple schematic figures, cross, ladder.

The child enjoys participating in simple activitiesactive games with a small group of children. The little person begins to try to copy the intonation, gestures and behavior of adults. Therefore, parents need to watch themselves. The child begins to feel more subtle emotions: pity, sympathy, melancholy, tenderness. The baby begins to realize that he has the right to his own opinion, so he often does everything in defiance. These are not just whims or stubbornness, but a certain stage of development. But parents need to be wise and react correctly to all the antics. It is best to learn to negotiate with the child, switch his attention and find compromises. During this period, the baby needs the benevolent attitude of adults more than ever before. Knowing what a child should learn by 2.5 years, you can correct development in time and prevent problems at an older age.