What are the characteristics of a typical 1 year old? Include physical, cognitive, and emotional or social development.

Question

What are the characteristics of a typical 1 year old? Include physical, cognitive, and emotional or social development.

 

I need a response that is 200 to 300 words long.

Answer 1

I have a one year old niece and here are some of her traits:

 

• Becoming mobile (walking, crawling)
• Wants to be independent (feeding herself, getting around on her own)
• Examines everything (takes objects and turns them over in her hands repeatedly as if analyzing them)
• Laughs and responds with gestures to people talking to her
• Mimics sounds that people make around her
• Has some "stranger danger" but overall doesn't mind being handed between people
• Can become overestimated in large groups or situations with a lot of noise
• Can identify people that she normally sees or that are important in her life and will go to them first in a crowd
• When she hears music she responds with bouncing, which is her form of dancing
• Knows some standards of humanity (waving goodbye, giving high fives, giving hugs when prompted, giving kisses when prompted)
• Explores her surroundings and tests her boundaries

 

Hopefully some of this helps you to write your response.