10 to 18 months

Social and Emotional:

Displays intense feelings for familiar faces, focuses anger on people or objects, shows pleasure in mastery, asserts self, indicating a strong sense of self, shows considerable interest in others

Physical:
Holds bottle, sits up, moves freely about the room either by crawling or walking, rolls a ball, walks up stairs with help, tries to kick a ball, feeds self finger foods.

Cognitive:
Knows own name, recognizes self in mirror, explores everything, uses one word sentences, understands more words than can say, copies a few simple actions or sounds.

18 to 28 months

Social and Emotional:
Displays feelings and behaviors, begins to exercise self-control, begins to recite rhymes or songs with peers, begins to recognize the rights and feelings of others, enjoys small group activities, calls self and others by name.

Physical:
Climbs, descends stairs one foot at a time, can sort shapes, scribbles with crayons/marker, jumps off of one step, kicks ball, tip toes, stacks four or more objects, can don simple garments, scoots on tricycles.

Cognitive:
Role plays life experiences, vocabulary up to 100 words, defines uses of common items, listens to short stories, can differentiate familiar objects by touch, demonstrates individuality, helps dress and undress self.

Developmental Objectives