Age 3

At age 3, your child might have completed these skills:

• Language skills. Speak 200 or more words. Speak in three-word sentences. Use pronouns (I, you, me, mine). State his or her first name. Speak clearly enough to be understood most of the time by family or close friends.
• Social skills. Take turns and share. Express affection openly. Easily separate from parents. Get upset with major changes in routine.
• Cognitive skills. Turn book pages one at a time. Copy a circle. Do puzzles with three or four pieces. Play make-believe.
• Physical skills. Walk up and down stairs, alternating feet. Climb, run and pedal a tricycle.