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10 facts about toddlers that will blow your mind!
Guiding your toddler through the most rapid development of their life is an exciting challenge! Here are 10 interesting facts about toddlers.
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Did you know that from birth to three years of age, a child’s brain is developing at a rate faster than any other time of their life? In fact, according to researchers, by the time they are three years old, a child has formed 1000 trillion brain connections – this is twice as many as adults have!
Toddlers are like little sponges: they’re always hungry for more information and curious about the world around them. Now it’s your turn to be the smarty pants and learn a few amazing facts about toddlers that you might not have known, that may even help you understand why they do what they do.
- Every day, the average two-year-old adds about five new words to his or her repertoire.
- The majority of one-year-olds are ambidextrous, which means they use both hands equally. By the age of two or three, your youngster will have developed a preference for his left or right hand. This will be the right hand in approximately 90% of children.
- A toddler takes 176 steps per minute on average.
- Shapes that resemble the human face appeal to toddlers.
- The stomach of a toddler is typically the size of a small fist.
- Your toddler was born with approximately 100 billion brain cells, which build networks in his brain during the toddler years, allowing him to develop memory and independent thought.
- Even if he pretends he can’t hear you at times, your toddler’s hearing is far superior to yours. Because of age and noise pollution, a toddler’s new ears are significantly better at picking up higher frequencies than yours, sounds that older ears have tuned out or can no longer hear.
- In a restaurant, a three-year-old boy’s voice is louder than 200 adults.
- A four-year-old child asks 437 questions every day on average.
- The bacteria on your toddler’s high chair are 1500 times higher than those on his potty.