What do you consider a toddler? It seems like the age gets extended every year. When I started out in childcare toddlerhood ended when a kid turned 3. Then it included 3. Now I see 4 year olds being called toddlers. Sometimes 5 year olds . What is going on?
I guess you could look at it from the standpoint of the literal meaning of "toddler", as in, toddle-ing around (early walking). So maybe as soon as the kid gets a handle of walking, running, jumping, skipping... They are no longer capable of toddling and therefore no longer a toddler!
ReplyDeleteFor me it's the time between your first birthday and your 3rd birthday.
ReplyDeleteI'm not buying that a 3 year old is a toddler even if that's what the "experts" now want us to believe.
I definitely count 1-3yo. I'm on the fence about 3-4yo. Generally they aren't toddlers if they are other people's kids, but if they are mine, I like to hold on to those baby years : )
ReplyDeleteI define a toddler as 1-3. Possibly 3-4, depending on the child, their maturity level, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe little boy I currently nanny for is only about to turn 3 and I forget he is a toddler due to how bright he is. He's pretty much a surprise each day because he is unusually smart. I forget both of his parents work in the science field, however.
in my opinion a toddler is between 1 and 3
ReplyDelete4 to 10 are kids
11 to 12 pre-teen
13 to 18 - hell on Earth
Bahahahaha, truth, Phoenix, although with how kids are developing nowadays, I'd place that age limit even younger--say, 10 or so. :)
ReplyDeleteToddlers are 12 months to 36 months old.
ReplyDeletePreschoolers are 36 months to 60 months old.
School age kids are in kindergarten/aged 5 and up.
In my opinion, a toddler is a child up to the age of three.
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1-2 is toddler. 3-4 is preschooler.
ReplyDeleteAs a former Nanny and now a home daycare provider, I am accustomed to my states licensing guidelines, which are what I pretty much always went by anyway.
ReplyDeleteInfant is 0-12 mos
Toddler is 12-24 mos
Preschool is 24 mos- Kindergarten age
Then they are considered School Age!
Babies - 1 year an under
ReplyDeleteToddlers - 2-3years
Young Children - 4-6years
Older Children - 7-11
Preteen starting at 12yoa
I go by the state's definition of toddlers which is 15 months to 24 months.
ReplyDeleteA 2-year-old is not a toddler.
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Once they're potty trained, they're no longer toddlers.