What can be your goal while sailing through your journey of the thirty-two-month-old developmental milestones? Perhaps you wish to succeed in potty-training your toddler. Or you wish to help your little one with making more friends.
No matter what goals you have in mind, let’s look into what you can expect from your 32-month-old.
Thirty-Two-Month-Old Developmental Milestones
32-month-old Sleep
Generally, your 32-month-old should sleep for 13 to 14 hours every day to fuel up his energy for the following day. You should ensure that he takes a nap in the afternoon for 1.5 to 3 hours so that it eases him to wind down better at night.
How about night time sleep then? Your 32-month-old should sleep for 11 to 12 hours at night. If he refuses to sleep after his bedtime routine, simply ask him to stay in his bedroom for a quiet time session. You will find him sleeping soundly after parting with his toys and activities.
32-month-old Feeding
To ensure an optimal growth rate, it is essential for your 32-month-old to consume nutritious food in the correct proportions. Offer a variety of food in all food groups like vegetables and fruits, grain, proteins and dairy products. Not to forget about 1200 ml of water each day for hydration.
Speaking of nutritious meals for toddlers, calcium, iron and fibre are some nutrients that toddlers tend lack. If you are uncertain of how much fibre your toddler needs, here’s the formula:
your child’s age + five = the number of grams of fibre he needs each day.
So, for our 32-month-old toddler, he needs around 7 grams of fibre daily. Here are some easy ways for you to include high-fibre food into your toddler’s meal:
While feeding your toddler with three main meals and two snacks daily, you should also observe whether your toddler is having the habit of over eating. This is a serious issue to look into as it might lead to obesity in the future. Thus, we should provide healthy meals with suitable proportions.
Key Milestones in Growth
Spending your time side-by-side a chatty and playful toddler is certainly not an easy task. While having little chats with your little one, you can equally pay attention to his physical growth.
So, how should your 32-month-old toddler grow in terms of weight and height? Here are the averages that you can expect from your thirty-two-month-old toddler.
- Weight: Around 13.34 kg for a 32-month-old baby girl and 13.83 kg for a 32-month-old baby boy
- Height: Around 91.69 cm for a 32-month-old baby girl and 92.71 cm for a 32-month-old baby boy
Looking into the teeth eruption chart below, your toddler would have his upper second molars erupting by this month or the next.
With this, you should educate your toddler to take good care of his dental health. These include guiding him in brushing his teeth and consuming less sugary food.
Key Milestones in Skill Development and Senses
Key Milestones in Movement
- can build a tower of seven or more blocks
- can balance on one foot for a second
- can walk up and down the stairs
- can pedal a tricycle
- can thread large beads onto a string
Curiosity is what drives a 32-month-old to move around his surroundings for exploration. Other than running and jumping around, he is fonder of enhancing his balancing skills as well. He would even try to walk backwards down the stairs.
Thus, it is essential to monitor your toddler during structured and free play session to avoid any accident. On top of this, your toddler might show his hand-using preferences. He would also be able to copy or trace simple shapes.
With this, you should provide him with kid-friendly supplies such as crayons and stencils.
Key Milestones in Five Senses
- knows his full name
- starts to use adjectives such as ‘big’ and ‘small’
- starts to use pronouns correctly
- can match three to four colours
- understands and responds to simple stories and chats
- understands the concept of sharing with peers
Not only is your toddler now able to identify and match shapes, he can also tell you how the colours are different. Therefore, you should continue to engage your toddler in different art and craft activities to enhance his brain development.
At this age, your 32-month-old is more open with making friends with other kids. If you notice your toddler is showing interest in friendship, you can help him to start playing or chatting with other peers.
You can equally model how to be polite by using ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ so that your toddler can learn how to be a nice friend. Your little one can also learn about sharing and taking turns by having roleplay at home with you.
If your toddler is still being shy and intimidated with unfamiliar people and situations, it’s fine. Simply give him some space and time to mingle and interact with his peers.
What about a toddler who is constantly asking you to carry him while he has mastered walking?
Worry not; he simply wishes to stay attached with you as his parents. But here are some tricks you may try to reduce such occurrence:
32-Month-Old Toddler Activities
Keeping your growing toddler occupied with engaging activities is essential for his skill development. It is equally a great way to create a long-lasting bond with your little one too.
Here are some interesting activities and games for your fast-growing toddler:
Other than structured play and planned activities, your 32-month-old would equally enjoy his free play to explore any of his favourite toys and games.
More Excitement Ahead the Thirty-Two-Month-Old Developmental Milestones
As you get through with the issue of picky eating, toddler shyness and potty training, you can certainly look forward to more loving moments interacting with your little one. Remember to cherish every little chat you have with him, mummies. And shower him with more love and patience to ensure he possesses high self-esteem with good manners.
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