Social Skills: 2-3 years

• Looks at a person who is talking to him/her

• Uses "hi," "bye," and "please," with reminders

• Engages in simple make believe play with dolls, animals, and people
• Protests when frustrated
• Directs another's attention to an object or action
• Seeks attention
• Brings toys to share with parent
• Initiates social contact with others either verbally or non-verbally
• Acts out a familiar activity in play (pretending to eat breakfast)
• Competes with other children for toys
• Seeks praise/response from others
• Increasingly enthusiastic about the company of other children
• Seems selfish at times
• Explores surroundings
• Laughs at silly labels of objects and events (calling a head a toe)
• Acts shy around strangers
• Uses “me, mine”
• Uses non-verbal communication to show intent-  to request, to draw  attention to self, to show dislike, to indicate pleasure
• Uses inflection in tone of voice (falling tone for dislike)
• Begins to judge quality of language (polite vs. impolite)
• Uses verbal turn-taking
• Begins to engage in dialogue