What should a 2 year old know academically?
Hey Parents! Your child has reached 2 years old so what does children of this age need to know? Well, child development experts emphasize to focus on achieving milestones that prioritize on language learning, speech, motor-skills, cognition and thinking abilities and social-emotional behavior.
If you have any concerns on your child's development, you may introduce meaningful educational toys to them. There is obviously a wide range of methods to promote their academic knowledge, and educational toys still works best.
Learn Literacy - Start introducing them alphabets and encourage them to repeat the letters after you. There's no need to push them to memorize the letters but be consistent in showing them the letters daily. Some children may show interest quickly and some takes time. That's okay and parents should focus to pick up the habit of sharing storybooks with their child everyday.
Learn Math - As your child plays with puzzles, blocks and manipulatives like Lego bricks, they're not only having fun, but also building early math skills! Toddlers will learn to sort, count, stacking blocks and even recognizes colour or size which increase their capabilities to solve basic mathematic problems.
Start with this exercises and achieve developmental milestones.