Early childhood development- Social-Emotional Milestones

The expanding world of the toddler is filled with wonder and exploration. To have realistic expectations for toddlers, early childhood professionals need to thoroughly understand development during the first two years. Please review the scenario below and this week’s reading resources, which provide an overview of social-emotional developmental milestones as well as the theories that connect to a toddler’s behavior.

Scenario: You are in the early childhood environment and you hear a commotion. Turning, you observe two toddlers (a boy and a girl) fighting over a shopping cart. The girl does not want to give the boy a turn. She bites him.

Please respond to the following:

Share at least three social-emotional milestones for ages 12–24 months.
Based on these milestones, explain why you feel the behavior in the scenario is developmentally expected.
Choose a theory from this week’s chapter to explain why this behavior is developmentally expected. (Theories attached)

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