Social & Emotional Movement Hand & Finger Skills Cognitive Hearing Vision Language

By the end of 4 years (48 months)

Social

Interested in new experiences
Cooperates with other children
Plays "Mom" or "Dad"
Increasingly inventive in fantasy play
Dresses and undresses
Negotiates solutions to conflicts
More independent

Emotional

Imagines that many unfamiliar images may be "monsters"
Views self as a whole person involving body, mind, and feelings
Often cannot tell the difference between fantasy and reality

Image of a four year old girl
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