From the age of 24 months, the child already realizes that he is someone and starts to have some sense of ownership, but he does not know how to express his feelings, desires and interests.
This is the stage where the baby becomes difficult to control, with frequent moments of malcrition in which it says "this is mine" or "go away" and still does not have the sensitivity to divide things. In addition, intelligence develops rapidly and the child recognizes people more easily, knows the usefulness of objects, and repeats expressions that parents often speak.
Baby weight at 2 years
| Boys | Girls | |
| Weight | 12 to 12.2 kg | 11.8 to 12 kg |
| Height | 85 cm | 84 cm |
| Head size | 49 cm | 48 cm |
| Perimeter of the thorax | 50, 5 cm | 49.5 cm |
| Monthly weight gain | 150 g | 150 g |
2 year old baby sleep
By age two, the baby often needs about 11 hours of sleep at night and 2 hours of naps during the day.
It is common that he still wake up scared during the night, being necessary that the parents stay by his side for some time, but without taking him to sleep in the bed of the parents, to avoid the dependence of this habit. Here are 7 simple tips to help your child sleep faster.
Development of the baby with 2 years
At this stage the child begins to learn to expect and use his own name to refer to himself, but the selfish phase of the personality causes her to give orders to others, want everything in her own way, challenge parents and hide their toys so as not to divide them.
Among her motor skills, she is able to run, but she can not stop suddenly, she can walk straight, tiptoe or back, jump on both feet, climb and descend stairs with the railing and to sit up and get up quickly without help.
In addition, the baby at 2 years dominates about 50 to 100 words and begins to link two words to ask or describe something, such as "baby wants" or "here ball." Words are spoken more clearly and he knows the name and place of household objects, and is also able to recognize them when watching shows on television or at friends' houses.
Watch the video to learn what the baby is doing at this stage and how you can help him develop faster:
Baby feeding at age 2
The baby's teething should be complete between 2 and a half to 3 years of age, when it should have a total of 20 teeth of milk. At this stage, the child is already able to eat all kinds of food and the risk of developing food allergy is lower, and also the phase of withdrawing the habit of the pacifier and the bottle.
The ability to eat alone is improved, and the child can use a large fork or spoon to avoid injury. In addition, it is important to avoid foods high in fats and sugars, such as sweets, chocolates, ice cream and fried foods, not being recommended to add sugar in the juices.
To develop good eating behavior, you should vary the dishes and offer different types of food, avoiding liking, fighting or threatening punishment at mealtime.
To take good care of your child's food, see What What Not to Give for Baby to eat until age 3.
Jokes
This is the ideal phase to teach the child to listen to others with attention, being able to use 3 jokes for this:
- Shake a glass of ice and ask her to heed the noise;
- Open and close a book tightly, calling attention to the sound it makes;
- Shake a bell as she pays attention.
After she hears the sounds, repeat the 3 plays without the child seeing which object is used, so she can guess what is causing the noise.
