Milestones: 3 years old
Emotional and Social Milestones
As you have been teaching your child to self-soothe, they will be able to self-soothe after 10 mins of you dropping them off at daycare or leaving them with a caregiver
Wants to go play with other children of their age group.
Communication and Language Milestone
You are able to have small conversations with your child. They are able to start using more than two words in a sentence.
Start asking simple questions starting with “Who”, “What”, “Where”, etc. eg: Where is your toy box?
Show the images in books and ask them to explain what action the figure in the book is doing. Eg: Show them a train or a bike being ridden in a book and ask them to explain in their own words what they think is happening.
They are able to tell people their first name when asked “What's your name?”
Cognitive Milestones (learning, thinking, problem-solving)
Is able to copy simple drawings you show them, eg: circles, wavy lines, triangles, etc
Listen to you when you tell them not to touch something hot.
Movement/Physical Development Milestones
Is able to string things together in a thread like beads
Is able to dress on their own in simple clothes like loose pants.
Able to start using a fork
For additional guidance, please contact your pediatrician and refer to CDC's guidelines here: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
