Two and One-Half Years
Talks in short sentences.... Knows names of members of the family.... Roughly copies a circle.... Recognizes self in mirror.... Imitates more complex movements....
Three Years
Talks distinctly.... Repeats sentences of six simple words.... Repeats up to two numerals—meaning repeats first one numeral and then two numerals.... Enumerates objects in a complex picture and attempts to describe it....
Four Years
Knows its sex.... Names familiar objects, such as key, knife, etc..... Repeats three numerals.... Compares two sticks (can select the longer).... Distinguishes the longer of two lines....
Five Years
Compares weights and lengths.... Copies a square.... Counts four pennies.... Describes a picture....
Breakfast:—(7 to 8 o'clock) Oatmeal, hominy or cracked wheat (cooked three hours), served with milk, a little salt but very little sugar. A soft egg, boiled, poached, or coddled. Stale bread and butter. One glass of warm milk. At 10 o'clock, the juice of one orange.