Remember, not all children develop at the same rate but during this time I will:

• use over 50 single words like ‘juice’, ‘car’, ‘biscuit’
• be starting to put short sentences together with two to three words, such as “more juice” or “bye-bye daddy”
• be asking simple questions such as “what that?”, “who that?”. They might do this quite a lot!
• understand between 200 and 500 words
• understand simple questions and instructions like “where’s baby”, “go and get your coat”, “mummy’s turn”
• enjoy pretend play with their toys, such as feeding dolly or pretending to drive a car, usually making noises and talking while playing
• become very frustrated when they cannot get their message across. This is one reason for toddler tantrums

My parents might want to speak to a Health Visitor or GP if:

• I’m not doing some of the things a younger child would (see previous age boxes)
• I don’t play with objects by pretending? – e.g. give teddy a drink; using a box as a doll’s bed; pretend talk on the phone

For more information or if you have concerns, talk to your Health Visitor

• 2 – 3 year Early Years Progress check
• 2 – 2.5 year Health Visiting developmental review

To contact the 0 to 19 Torbay health visiting team, please call us on 0300 333 5352 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) or email: publichealthnursing.torbay@nhs.net