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Show Child Specialists Explain Progress Of Child Development considerable control over habits of elimination. A child at one year will usually us-ually weigh around 21 pounds or about three times the weight at birth. The height is subject to a wider variation; rang-n from 25 to 35 inches. The year old child will probably have six teeth. The child ait two years should be able tp get down on the floor and again on his feet without any help or support. He can walk up stairs by the help of a stair rail and will probably be able to turn ; knobs and open doors. He shows I considerable ability with building blocks, can scribble with a pencil. String large beads and put pegs in a peg board. He should be able to use two or more words together and will not have difficulty with such expressions ex-pressions as, "want to get down", "take me up" and the like. He can name correctly a number num-ber of objects and animals. He may show an interest in short L.. rhvmea At two years During May and June, the , Health Department staff devoted considerable time to the examination examin-ation of the children who will enter school in September for the first. Many children below the pro-school age were brought out to the clinics for the regular examination. The mother's have made numerons inquiries as to the condition of their children and have shown a special interest in the matter of normal development develop-ment as applicable to their boys and girls. An attempt is made herewith to answer many of the questions asked. The accumulated experience of many child specialists spec-ialists has determined in a general gen-eral way the degree of progress iin development that one may expect from a child at a stated age. . The child at one year is able to creep and can usually manage to pull himself to a standing position. Many children at the age of one year can stand alone, but it should not cause the mother any alarm if her year old baby is unable to do so. He should be able to . use his hands child will be able to help considerably con-siderably with the undressmg process. He can feed himself but i likely to be awkward about it His weight will range around 2 6 pounds and his height will he anywhere from 28 to -40 inches At age 2 he will probably te 16 teeth. Los Angeles, California, and the rest of Los Angeles county i has been declared by Secretary ! Wallace as the fourth area m s which the Cotton Stamp program , to move cotton goods to pubUc t assistance families through the I normal channels of trade. fairly well and display a reasonable reason-able interest in simple toys or playthings such as blocks or a ball. He is likely to have learned , few words and is able to app y rtem correctly. He is usvally able to designate in some planner, his ather,Smother, a pet such as a Kitten or a Pn milk or water alter a of his own making. The child of one year shou , a rpndv to discard his bottle n tavor o a cup and perhaps spoon He will probably be abl o remove his own stockings a bedtime, aiidshdjiavejearnm |