3 is a Magic Number?
Discussion
Three year olds (3YO) are hard at work figuring out the world and how they fit into it. They talk and play with a finesse that they have not been able to accomplish before. Adults who “don’t like the baby stage” often really enjoy having 3YOs around as they can relate to them better because they now talk and act more like adults. What 3YOs do and say may be necessarily more juvenile, but adults can really see the beginnings of older or adult child in the 3YO.
3YOs can:
Gross motor
Run and climb (objects and stairs) with balance and some agility
Kick a ball and throws overhand
Ride a bike
Dress and undress self
Toilet self (during daytime)
Fine motor
Feed self with utensils
Copy a circle
Make a line
Shows hand dominance
Language
Tells a story
Say 3 word sentences with most (75%+) of language being understood
Ask lots of questions
Cognitive/Social
Follow 3 part commands
Share toys
Play imaginative play
Start to understand time
Start to name some colors, letters
Want to help and can perform some basic tasks
Cannot understand the difference between reality and fantasy and will fear imaginary things like monsters
Temper tantrums are still common
Notice there are many 3s here:
3 words with 3/4 of the language understandable
3 wheel driving – tricycle
3 part commands
Learning Point
This is the first in a short case series of key developmental milestones in younger childhood and how understanding these “magic numbers” can help...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
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