Dara is celebrating her first birthday. Sitting amidst her new toys, she tries to decide which to play with first. With her current level of ________, Dara will probably be able to build a tower of two cubes, as the general sequence and timing of these types of skills are fairly universal in their progression.
As babies develop through their first several months of life, changes can occur in very rapid sequence. Which of the following sensory changes would be the last to occur?
Brandy and Travis are visiting a friend’s house for dinner. They are concerned for their 18-month-old daughter because the house has a staircase leading to the second floor and no gate at the bottom. Their friend dismisses their concerns, saying that an 18-month-old cannot walk up steps. Brandy responds politely, explaining that children as young as ______ months of age can start climbing stairs.