This is a page from a site that I found interesting. It's called First 5 California... This is who they are, what they do and where you can find them.

First 5 California and 58 County Commissions throughout the state work to improve the lives of children from the time they are in the womb until they enter kindergarten.

http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/

What To Expect When Your
Child Is 2 To 3 Years Old
At this age, your child:
•Learns to notice more how others feel.
•May be stubborn and have temper tantrums.
•May enjoy being around other children.
•May like to jump, hop, roll and climb.
•Does a lot of pretend play.
•Learns lots of new words.
•Put together two, three and four word sentences.
At this age, your child needs the chance to:
•Do puzzles, string beads and scribble.
•Do more things for himself or herself, such as
putting on clothing.
•Sing, talk and learn more
words.
•Play with other children.
•Go to the park, library,
beach, zoo or go to other
interesting places.
The First Years Last Forever

What To Expect When Your
Child Is 3 To 4 Years Old
At this age your child:
•Starts to play with other children.
•Is more likely to take turns and share.
•Is friendly and giving.
•Starts to understand that other people have
feelings and rights.
•Likes silly humor, riddles and jokes.
•Likes to please and be like others.
Your child also:
•Enjoys new experiences.
•Starts to get dressed without help. May need help
with shoelaces and buttons.
•May start to have fears (“Mommy, there’s a
monster under my bed.”).
•May have imaginary friends.
•Likes to dance, run, skip, jump with both feet,
catch a ball, and be active.
•Starts to speak in complete sentences.
•Has more control over hand and arm muscles.
•Tries out different ways to move his or her body.