By age 2, most children can:
- Use two or three words together, such as "more juice"
- Ask for items by name
- Kick a large ball
- Turn pages in a book
- Recognize a familiar picture and know it is upside down
By age 3, most children can:
- Verbalize toilet needs
- Match colors
- Count to five
- Walk up stairs holding the railing
- Stand momentarily on one foot
- Unbutton large buttons
- Stack objects of different sizes
By age 4, most children can:
- Tell that they are a boy or a girl
- Say their last name and age
- Hop in place
- Throw balls from above their heads
- Draw a face
- Sort shapes and colors
- Point to six basic colors when asked
- Ride a tricycle
- Wash their hands by themselves
- Copy a circle
- Begin to play with other children