A Two-Year-Old Toddler

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Although most children do not eat a balanced diet each and every day and they may be picky eaters, over the course of a week or so, their diet will usually be well balanced.

At this age, you can expect your child to put on clothing, brush her teeth with help, stack 4 to 6 blocks, combine words, know more than 50 words, use pronouns (I, me, you, mine), follow two-step commands, know her body parts, walk up steps, kick a ball, jump up, throw a ball overhead, and her speech should be half understandable.

Over the next year her speech will become more understandable, and she will be able to name pictures and colors.

What You Need To Know About Your Two-Year-Old

• You can now begin to use 2 percent, low fat, or skim milk now that your child is 2 years old.
• Once your child is able to climb out of her crib (especially if you have already lowered the mattress and removed the bumper pads), it is time to move her into a toddler bed. If your child is three feet tall, you may want to move her to a toddler bed even if she isn't climbing out of her crib yet.
• Continue to use your car seat with harness straps until your toddler is 40 pounds, when she can likely move to a booster seat.
• Potty training usually isn't easy, but some parents make it a little more difficult than it needs to be by making some all too common potty training mistakes.
• Limit television and encourage reading and storytelling.
• At the two-year-old checkup, you can expect a complete physical exam, a review of feeding and sleep schedules, measurement of your child's height, weight and head circumference, and immunizations, which will likely include the second Hepatitis A shot. Screening tests, including a blood level to check for anemia and screening questionaire for lead poisoning risk, will likely also be done.

• Common Toddler Problems

  • Constipation
  • Food Allergies
  • Classic Pediatric Symptoms
  • Temper Tantrums
  • Allergies
  • Asthma
  • Stuttering
  • Croup
  • Roseola
  • Rotavirus

Two-Year-Old Toddler Topics

• Your Two-Year-Old
• Childproofing
• Switching to Low Fat Milk
• Potty Training Readiness Quiz
• Toddler Milk and Calcium Requirements
• Iron Rich Foods
• Safety
• Toddlers, Naps and Sleep
• Hidden Dangers
• Terrible Twos
• Gross Toddler Behaviors
• Poison Control
• Dog Bites
• Backover Safety Alert
• Preventing Shopping Cart Injuries
• Food Pyramid
• Risks of Drinking Too Much Milk
• Vitamins
• Parenting: Babies & Toddlers
• Twin / Multiple Toddlers