2 Years Development – Game Skills
Play is voluntary participation in self-motivating activities often associated with pleasure and fun. Play is a very important activity for children in terms of developing age-appropriate skills and understanding their presence and position in the world.
Social skills are skills we use every day to interact and communicate with others. They also play an important role in aiding appropriate skill development across a wide age range.
Developmental Stage
- He chooses between toys.
- He recognizes himself in the mirror.
- Imitates adult behavior.
- Enjoys repetitive actions such as putting objects in and out of the box and scribbling on pages.
- Makes imitation moves in the game (eg, handing over the drink).
- Performs movements related to the human body (eg, sleeping, eating).
- Makes random moves with toys (e.g. hugging a toy).
- Uses objects that are similar to what he needs (eg using paper as a blanket).
- He does not want to share his toys with other children and competes with them.
- Tries to find hidden objects.
- Begins to play with other children.
- Observes but does not play with surrounding children Plays imaginary games.
- Uses phrases like “hello, bye, please”.
- May cause delayed fine motor skills due to lack of practice in controlling toys and objects
- May have difficulty socializing and joint attention with parents
- Due to lack of understanding and attention, he may try to learn by imitating others.