{"id":954,"date":"2018-01-16T15:45:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T15:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happychildren.life\/?p=954"},"modified":"2022-01-10T16:14:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T16:14:45","slug":"cognitive-skills-in-kids-from-12-to-18-months-of-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happychildren.life\/cognitive-skills-in-kids-from-12-to-18-months-of-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive skills in kids from 12 to 18 months of age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Cognitive skills develop very fast in kids from 12 to 18 months. Therefore, If you want to support kids’ development, it’s very important to pay attention to kids’ cognitive skills at this age. For that purpose, find out how thinking, attention, knowledge, and understanding develop in\u00a0kids from 12 to 18 months here. That will help you to better understand kids from 12 to 18 months\u00a0and to promote their cognitive skills properly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kids from 12 to 18 months of age become capable of\u00a0better exploring space and objects. As they begin to walk, they can finally come to the part of the room that they are interested in. Thus expanding their choice of objects that they can manipulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kid’s\u00a0motor skills are developing more and more, so they become more able to manipulate objects. Of course, the better ability of perceptual-practical thinking is because of more developed perceptions as well. Children begin to perceive the difference between large and small objects, objects of various shapes and colors,… That is why they like plays in which objects are distinguished by colors, smaller objects are placed in larger objects, or in which objects are settled to one another by size. Parents should encourage them to play in such\u00a0ways by giving appropriate and safe toys for toddlers at the age of 12 to 18 months<\/span><\/a>. Also, parents should participate in these plays and not only because of kids happiness but also because of improving kids’ cognitive skills, such\u00a0as perceptions, speech, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n