What is an average age they should be able to stack blocks (like in a tower)?

Re: What is an average age they should be able to stack blocks (like in a tower)?

Sorry to crash...I'm not a bio. parent, but I'm a stepmom

I work in EI and during our evaluations our providers like to see children start to stack @ 12 months (2 to 3 cubes)

..Hope that helps

eta: EVERY child is different, so if we don't see it its not an automatic "red flag"

Message edited 11/5/2008 3:11:03 PM.

Re: What is an average age they should be able to stack blocks (like in a tower)?

Emma is 19 months and has been stacking blocks for a while. Maybe since like 14 months or so? I forget. Then she loves to knock them over and laugh hysterically.

Re: What is an average age they should be able to stack blocks (like in a tower)?

DS is 14 mos and I can't remember when he started doing this but at least a month ago and he will stack blocks if I start doing it - I have never really seen him initiate it though.

Re: What is an average age they should be able to stack blocks (like in a tower)?

Aly was able to stack about 3 blocks around 12-15 mths...she can stack about 12 blocks now at 28 mths.

Re: What is an average age they should be able to stack blocks (like in a tower)?

I could safely say by the time he/she is 14-15 mts old, they should be stacking blocks. Before that age, it could happen, but gross motor skills and hand eye coordination get a bit more solid by age 15 mts....

Re: What is an average age they should be able to stack blocks (like in a tower)?

DS has been stacking blocks since about a year or so. He can stack all 10 of his Parents blocks up now at 18 months.

Re: What is an average age they should be able to stack blocks (like in a tower)?

we didnt have any blocks till recently...lol..so it wont help much but he is 17 months now and he can stack a few, sometimes 10 or so, some days only 3 before they continually fall down.