What to know
View photos and videos of developmental milestones that most children do by thirty months of age. Milestones are listed by area of child development.
Social/Emotional
Plays next to other children and sometimes plays with them
The child in this video is playing next to other children and sometimes plays with them, a 30-month social/emotional milestone.
Shows you what she can do by saying, “Look at me!”
The child in this video is showing her mom what she can do by saying "Look at Me!", a 30-month social/emotional milestone.
Follows simple routines when told, like helping to pick up toys when you say, “It’s clean-up time.”
The child in this video is following simple routines when told by her mom, a 30-month social/emotional milestone.
Language/Communication
Says about 50 words
The child in this video is saying about 50 words with her mom, a 30-month language/communication milestone.
Says two or more words together, with one action word, like “Doggie run”
The child in this video is saying two or more words together, with one action word, like "Shot it in the hoop", a 30-month language/communication milestone.
Names things in a book when you point and ask, “What is this?”
The child in this video is naming things in a book as her mom points to it, a 30-month language/communication milestone.
Says words like “I,” “me,” or “we”
The child in this video says words like "I", a 30-month language/communication milestone.
Cognitive
Uses things to pretend, like feeding a block to a doll as if it were food
The child in this video is using things to pretend, a 30-month cognitive milestone.
Shows simple problem-solving skills, like standing on a small stool to reach something
The child in this video is showing simple problem-solving skills by standing on a small stool to reach some things, a 30-month cognitive milestone.
Follows two-step instructions like “Put the toy down and close the door.”
The child in this video follows two-step directions given by her mom, a 30-month cognitive milestone.
Shows he knows at least one color, like pointing to a red crayon when you ask, “Which one is red?”
The child in this video shows that he knows at least one color when his mom asked him, a 30-month cognitive milestone.
Movement/Physical
Uses hands to twist things, like turning doorknobs or unscrewing lid
Takes some clothes off by himself, like loose pants or an open jacket
Jumps off the ground with both feet
The child in this video is jumping off the ground with both feet, a 30-month movement/physical development milestone.
Turns book pages, one at a time, when you read to her
