This is how your child develops in the 19th to 21st month
A year and a half has now passed and you can see the great progress your child has already made. His sense of balance is now much better than it was a few months ago and he is already able to run a few steps or walk backwards. Your child’s personality awareness is also developing. Suddenly it sees itself in the mirror. Now it can also show concern for the feelings of others.
Walking and motor skills: Safe bending and standing up
Most children of this age now walk very confidently and fall less often. They can also bend down from a standing position, for example to pick up a toy, and then get up again without falling.
Most children between the ages of 19 and 21 months can do this:
- Run
- Bend down and get up again without falling
- Kick a ball
- Help in the household’
- climb stairs
- Wash and dry your hands alone
- Eat with a spoon and fork
Half of the children from 19 to 21 months of age can:
- Build a tower of at least four blocks
Few children from 19 to 21 months of age can:
- Draw straight lines
- Throw a ball
- learn to hop
- walk down stairs
Speaking and understanding: The vocabulary increases
From the age of 19 months, most children are able to pronounce ten to fifteen words clearly and use them correctly. You are now hearing more and more two-word phrases like “Have Hannah” or “Jonas drinking.” These are also important because they show that your child is now calling himself/herself by name.
Most children between the ages of 19 and 21 months can do this:
- Learn about ten new words every day
- Form two-word sentences, e.g. “Mama Arm!”
- Call yourself by name
- Recognize yourself in the mirror
Half of the children from 19 to 21 months of age can:
- Understand about 200 words
Few children from 19 to 21 months of age can:
- Name multiple body parts
Mental abilities: Perceiving oneself
The proven “mirror trick” shows you: If you draw a red dot on your child’s nose and sit with them in front of the mirror, you will find out whether they already recognize themselves in it. If it perceives the reflection as its own, it touches its nose. If it’s not ready yet, it will probably point to the mirror. This little game and many other behaviors in your child’s everyday life will show you how their mental and emotional abilities are developing. It will take a while before your child understands itself as a separate being. Just as it is still getting to know and exploring its body, so is its sense of personality. The constant and intensive contact and exchange with other people helps him here. Your child is now gaining an insight into the feelings Motives and interests of others and can now also show an interest in these feelings. But it can also change.
The beginning of the defiant phase is characteristic of this phase of your child’s life. By recognizing that they are someone, your child will also be strengthened in their desire to have their own way. Wild times may now lie ahead for parents. Here we give you tips on how to deal with your child’s defiance phase and what will help you to understand your child better.