At 15 months, toddlers experience significant physical, motor, and cognitive development. They can walk without support and climb stairs, though balance is still developing. Fine motor skills like building towers and scribbling emerge. Communication skills grow as toddlers understand more words and say short phrases. Play becomes more complex as toddlers engage in pretend play and interactive games with caregivers. Providing toys that encourage physical activity, cause and effect, and pretend play can further stimulate development at this stage.

1. GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENTOF
FIFTEENTH MONTH
TODDLER
Mrs. Melba Sahaya Sweety. D
M.Sc Nursing
Pediatric Speciality
GIMSAR

2. PHYSICAL OR BIOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENT
Legs
Appear
Bowed

3. GROSS MOTOR
DEVELOPMENT

4. Assumes standing position
without help

5. Walk without support at 13
months, wide-based gait

6. Loses balance when walking around
corners or stopping suddenly

7. Kneels without support

8. Creeps up stairs

9. Throws small objects repeatedly and pick
them up again, but may fall (shows ability
to release object from grasp)

10. Cannot throw ball without
falling

11. FINE MOTOR

12. Builds a tower of 2 – 3 cubes

13. Opens boxes

14. Pokes finger in hole

15. Scribbles spontaneously

16. Makes line with crayon

17. Pats pictures in books and
begins to turn pages

18. Inserts pellet in narrow – neck
bottle

19. SELF CARE

20. FEEDING SKILL
May give
up bottle

21. FEEDING SKILL
Hold a cup
with all
fingers
grasped
about it.

22. FEEDING SKILL
Grasps a spoon
and inserts it in to
dish. Cannot fill
the spoon well;
spoon is likely to
be turned upside
down before
reaching mouth

23. FEEDING SKILL
Enjoys
finger
feeding

24. DRESSING SKILL
Sticks out
arm and leg
to help in
dressing

25. DRESSING SKILL
Removes
socks

26. TOILITING AND
GROOMING SKILLS
Indicates
when
diaper is
wet or
soiled

27. SENSORY DEVEOPMENT

28. Binocular vision fully
developed

29. Looks at pictures intently for
prolonged periods of time

30. Can identify geometric forms and
place around object into its
appropriate place or hole

31. PSYCHOSOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
Sense of autonomy versus
doubt and shame

32. PSYCHOSOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
Egocentric
Seperation
anxiety

33. PSYCHOSOCIAL
DEVELOPMENT
Hugs and kisses
parents
Kisses pictures in
book

34. PSYCHOSEXUAL
DEVELOPMENT
Anal stage (1 to 3)

35. SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
Intuitive – projective
faith

36. INTELLECTUAL
DEVELOPMENT
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE
Tertiary circular reaction

37. MORAL DEVELOPMENT
Preconventional
morality

38. LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT

39. Receptive language
Recognizes names
of various parts of
body.
Responds to
familiar simple
commands

40. Expressive language
Continues use of
expressive jargons
Says 6 to 8 words

41. Expressive language
Name familiar
pictures or objects
such as ball
Shake head to
communicate NO

42. PLAY STIMUATION

43. Walking becomes a form of
play

44. Carries a toy when walking

45. Provide Balls, Stuffed animals, Dolls,
Musical toys, Picture books, Stacking
discs or blocks

46. THANK U