Toddler development
This is Erikson’s developmental stage for toddlers.
What is Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt?
This behavior often results from frustration and limited language skills.
What are temper tantrums?
By age 2.5, a toddler’s weight is this multiple of birth weight.
What is 4 times birth weight?
Normal toddler heart rate range.
What is 70–110 bpm?
Distress when separated from caregivers is called this.
What is separation anxiety?
A toddler’s favorite word that reflects independence.
What is “No”?
The best parenting strategy is giving toddlers this type of choices (juice or milk).
What are limited choices?
Average height increases this much per year in toddlers.
What is 3 inches per year?
Normal respiratory rate in toddlers.
What is about 25 breaths/min?
The stage where the child cries and clings.
What is protest?
This behavior describes toddlers believing the world revolves around them.
What is egocentrism?
This discipline method removes attention briefly after bad behavior.
What is a time-out?
Toilet training typically begins at this age range.
What is 18–24 months?
Approximate normal blood pressure for toddlers.
What is 90/58?
The stage where the child becomes withdrawn and sad.
What is despair?
These help toddlers feel secure and prevent distress when changed.
What are routines/rituals?
Time-out duration is typically this many minutes per year of age.
What is 1 minute per year?
Teeth are usually complete by this age.
What is 2.5 years?
This can increase heart rate in toddlers besides illness.
What are crying, fever, or activity?
The stage where the child ignores the parent emotionally.
What is detachment?
This is the main developmental goal during toddlerhood.
What is independence?
This should be avoided during toddler discipline because it causes fear.
What is physical punishment?
This shift in breathing occurs from infancy to toddlerhood.
What is abdominal to thoracic breathing?
This system matures around age 2, improving coordination.
What is myelination?
The acronym for the stages of separation anxiety.
What is PDD (Protest, Despair, Detachment)?