Get ready to face more stomping, screaming and other frustrating behaviour from your toddler as we work through the twenty-five-month-old developmental milestones! While his actions might seem intentional and deliberate, be more understanding that your toddler is simply trying out new behaviour due to curiosity.
Nevertheless, there will be more laughs and cuddles as your 25-month-old is capable of playing more complicated games and understanding your conversations with him.
Let’s wait no more to discover what your little one is capable of doing in this month.
Twenty-Five-Month-Old Developmental Milestones
25-month-old Sleep
Similar to the previous months, your toddler needs to stick to his bedtime routine to enjoy his quality sleep. While your little one might ask for more bedtime stories or kisses to delay his bedtime, simply keep everything consistent.
Gradually, he would understand that negotiation on bedtime would not work between both of you.
So how much sleep does a 25-month-old need? Most 25-month-old toddler would sleep for 13 to 14 hours daily, with the night time sleep of 11 to 12 hours. Mind that your toddler is going to enjoy a day time nap of 1.5 to 3 hours.
Additionally, this is how you can keep your toddler safe during his sweet dream:
25-month-old Feeding
When it comes to food and nutrition, you can start to focus on cultivating good eating habits. Ranging from having meals together as a family and preparing nutritious meals, both you and your toddler can enjoy every meal with minimal power struggle.
By serving him three main meals and two snacks daily, you will be able to provide your toddler a variety of nutrition throughout the day.
As your little one needs around 1000 to 1400 calories and 700mg of calcium, you can refer to the following daily serving suggestions to prepare his daily meals:
If you need more ideas for preparing nutritious and attractive meals for your toddlers, check out our fun and simple recipes for breakfast and Hi-Tea meals for toddlers.
Key Milestones in Growth
Besides establishing his independence, you would notice the growth of your little one in both physical and cognitive development. He is getting more involved in memorising and identifying objects in books.
How should your 25-month-old toddler grow in terms of weight and height? Here are the averages that you can expect from your twenty-five-month-old toddler.
- Weight: Around 12.29 kg for a 25-month-old baby girl and 12.88 kg for a 25-month-old baby boy
- Height: Around 86.36 cm for a 25-month-old baby girl and 87.63 cm for a 25-month-old baby boy
Key Milestones in Skill Development and Senses
Key Milestones in Movement
- can run smoother and turn corner easier
- can go up and down stairs
- can build four-block towers
- can string beads
- can open and close cupboards and drawers
- can remove lids by twisting
- starts to use scissors
Besides running faster and going up and down stairs, your 25-month-old is going to explore every cupboard in the house. As he has developed the skills of opening drawers and cupboards, we need to ensure that home is a safe place for him to explore.
Thus, make sure every drawer and shelf are anchored to the wall to prevent them from toppling over.
Key Milestones in Five Senses
- can say simple phrases and two- to four-word sentences
- can follow simple instructions
- can understand simple questions
- can sort out shapes and colours
- can find hidden objects
- can draw a vertical or horizontal line
- starts to imitate and repeat words he hears in conversations
- displays increased attention span
As proud parents of our 25-month-old toddlers, we need to understand that they like to be in charge. Thus, it is our duty to involve them in the decision-making process.
Start small with getting them to decide what to wear and have fun with today. While keeping them within the safe limits, you can also try to get your toddler to do things on his own.
It can be brushing his own teeth, putting on socks himself and even mixing ingredients while you are cooking.
In terms of his language development, your little one can briefly understand everything you say. He is also going to say some of his favourite words without any guidance.
Here is a list of 25 words that your 2-year-old should be saying and using in his daily conversations:
25-Month-Old Toddler Activities
You can expect your toddler to stay focused on an activity or object over a longer period time. He might be too absorbed in his play until he loses the sense of time.
So, what are some interesting and beneficial activities that allow new fun experiences while helping him to learn about the world? Try these activities out with your 25-month-old during the weekend:
Additionally, continue to occupy your toddler’s daily life with reading books and playing with sensory items such as play dough and sandbox.
More Laughter for Both You and Your Toddler Throughout the Twenty-Five-Month-Old Developmental Milestones
Though aggressive behaviours seem to be inevitable during the second year of your toddler, we need to understand that everything he does at this age is completely driven by impulse.
Simply be more patient and you will see your little one grows out of his impulsive actions with appropriate boundaries and unconditional love.
On top of this, you can look forward to hear bursts of laughter from your little one as he can understand your words and jokes a little better.
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