The 3-year-old is full of wonder, and spend a lot of time observing and imitating. They love to spend time with parents and enjoy helping out with Parents and enjoy helping out with simple household tasks.
           
           Physical Development

·       Weight: 12 to 20 Kg
·       Height: 34 -43 inch
·       Develops a taller, thinner, adult like appearance
·       Develops a full set of baby teeth
·       Sleep 10-12 hours at night
·       Sleeps through most nights without wetting the  Bed, occasional accidents are still quite common.
·       Uses the toilet with some help (many boys may   not be ready for toilet learning until age 31/2)
·       Puts on shoe (but cannot tie laces)
·       Dresses self with some help (buttons, snaps, zippers)
·       Feeds self with some spilling
·       Tries to catch a large ball
·       Throws ball overhead
·       Kicks a ball forward
·       Hops on 1 foot
·       Walks short distance on tiptoe
·       Climbs up and down a small slide by self
·       Pedals a tricycle

  Mental & Language Development

·       Stumbles over words sometimes -usually not a sign of stuttering
·       Listens attentively to short stories; likes familiar stories told without any changes in words 
·       Repeat words and sound
·       Enjoys listening to stories and repeating simple rhymes 
·       Able to tell simple stories from pictures or books
·       Enjoys signing and can carry a simple tune
·       Understand “now” “soon” and “Later”
·       Asks who, what, where, and why questions
·       Stacks 5-8 blocks
·       Enjoys playing with clay or play with dough doing pounds, rolls and squeezes it
·       75% -80% of speech is understandable; talks in complete sentence of 3-5 words.“Mommy is drinking juice.” “There is big dog.”
·       Puts together a 6-pieces puzzles.
·       Draw a circle and square
·       Recognize everyday sounds
·       Matches object and picture
·       Can count 2-3 objects
Social & emotional Development

·       Accept suggestions and follow simple directions
·       Sometimes shows preference for one parent often the parent of the opposite gender
·       Enjoys helping with simple household tasks
·       Can make simple choice between two things
·       Enjoy making others laugh and being silly
·       Enjoy playing alone, but near other children
·       Spend a great deal of time watching and observing
·       Enjoy a playing with other children briefly ,but still does not corporate or share well
·       Enjoy hearing stories about self, playing “house”Imitating
·       Can answer the question “are you a boy or a girl?”


Parenting Tip on Development

·       Making brushing teeth a part of your daily routine
·       Be patient with toileting - accidents will still happen for a while 
·       Purchase easy-to-dress clothing, request him to do it
·       Provide large buttons or old beads to string on shoe lace.
·       Encourage sand and water play
·       Show your child how to throw, catch and kick a ball
·       Sow your child how to hop like rabbit, tiptoe like a bird, waddle like duck, slither like snake and run like deer
·       Talk frequently, use short sentences, ask questions and listen. Try to be interactive with him.
·       Add new information to your child sentences, “Yes, that’s flower – it’s a tall red flower and it smells so good”
·       Teach your child to tell memorize his or her first and last name.
·       Ask your child to tell a story during your reading time.
·       Sing simple songs with your child to encourage him
·       Look at baby pictures together and talk about “when you were a baby” mostly our child wants to be like us so he will take it in mind, and behave like that in many ways.
·       Talk about colors, numbers and shapes in your everyday conversation.” That butter is in square box” “Plate is round”, “An apple is red”
·       Ask for help with simple tasks such as putting the napkins by each plate, socks in the drawer, or arrange his clothes in pair.