Your toddler from 18 to 24 months

What tends to change

• By 2 years, many children say two words together, like "More milk."[1]
• Language varies more between children at this age than almost any other area of development.[2]
• Many 2-year-olds run, kick a ball and eat with a spoon.[1]
• Toddlers do not always eat the same amount or the same foods each day.[1]
• Toddlers do not all develop at the same rate, and there is a wide range of normal.[3]

What is useful to track

• One shared log. Everyone who cares for her sees the same day: meals, naps, meds and the rest. More: Shared tracker.
• Sleep. Naps and nights, still two words each.
• Questions. Ask "What happened today?" or "Are we on track?" and get the answer from the log.

Sharing the care

Routines matter more as toddlers learn what comes next. When every caregiver logs to one place, the routine survives a handover.

Goals your Care Team sets stay visible to everyone on it.

Questions for the next checkup

Well-child visits are a good time to talk about growth, development, sleep and eating. It helps to bring your top questions, and anything your baby does or does not do that concerns you.[4][5]

• How is her language coming along?
• Are her eating and sleep patterns what you would expect?
• What should we look out for before the next visit?