Imitate Household Activities

merged.social_communal.imitation_household_activities

Socialmeasurable16mo–3y

Measured by 2 instruments· Cross-instrument confidence:

What this is

Ability to copy household activities like wiping spills, sweeping, shaving, or combing hair, showing social learning and desire to participate

Instrument	Approach	Age range	Mapping confidence	Ref
ASQ-3 24mo Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition — 24 Month Questionnaire	Parent screening report Subscale: Personal-Social	22mo–2.2y		personal_social_q3
Bayley-4 Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition	Clinician observation (developmental) Subscale: Adaptive Behavior	1mo–3.5y		adaptive.household_imitation

“Approach” describes how the instrument assesses this construct, not the specific items. We never reproduce proprietary test items.

Consensus window: 22mo–2.2y (all 2 instruments overlap).

Baseline: developmental_24mo_en_gbAge: 2yLocale: en-GBTone: mixed

“Does {child_name} copy things you do around the house — sweeping with a little broom, pretending to cook, stirring a spoon in an empty bowl?”

Follow-up: “Which household routines does {he_she} copy most often?”

Not yet

Watches household activities but doesn't join in

Emerging

Briefly copies one or two actions with prompting

Developing

Copies several household routines regularly

Secure

Joins in with household routines often and invents {his_her} own pretend versions

Copying household routines means {he_she} is reading the family script — a quiet but major developmental step.

The same canonical item shows up on the curriculum page with prerequisites, activities, and full developmental context.

ASQ-3 24mo
Squires, J., Bricker, D. (2009). The development of the Ages and Stages Questionnaires
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00996.x
Bayley-4
Aylward, G.P. (2020). New Bayley-4 Normative Data: Implications for Clinical Practice
doi:10.1097/DBP.0000000000000739