From one to three years old. A widening world and re-orientation. Walking and talking, toilet training and feeding. New baby in the family

This chapter discusses the learning of new things that a child learns in his 1–3 years of life. By the separation from the mother through the weaning process, he is at the very beginning of the development of his independence as an individual. This is further developed by his efforts at standing and walking. As in all developmental stages, there are great individual differences in the ages at which the child learns to walk, and the mother must be ready to recognize the signs that show that the child has reached the optimum moment to attempt this new skill. If this optimum moment is missed, the child may be retarded and the learning process may be slower. With the widening of his experience through his independent moving, there comes a widening and enrichment of his relationships with other personalities in his environment. As in all aspects of development, there are also great differences in the times at which children begin to speak. As he becomes more adept in his use of language, at between two and three years of age, he will begin to accompany his actions with words. This is the time when the child takes great pleasure in picture books. By the time he is three years old, the child made tremendous steps forward in his intellectual development.