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maternales y trotones

20:46 Feb 26, 2013
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / early childhood development
Spanish term or phrase: maternales y trotones
Forgive me for asking two terms at once, but that is part of my dilemma: Do I need two terms in English or will one suffice?

This is a text written by educators specializing in early childhood development. Here's the context:

De 12 a 24 meses. Desde el primer año al segundo año de vida: explorando con autonomía y comunicando con palabras.
Percepción del cuerpo y conciencia motora
Esta es la edad en que se comienzan a llamar **“maternales” y “trotones”**: que caminan y corren. Los niños y niñas continúan su interés por explorar más allá de su espacio inmediato, y sus capacidades de movilidad, junto con su entendimiento de causa y efecto, le llevarán a trepar para alcanzar lo que antes no alcanzaban y a desarrollar estrategias de solución de problemas incipientes. Ahora explora el mundo de manera rápida. Predominan los juegos usando sus músculos gruesos y finos con más agilidad.

I can't find a definition for either term that suits this context, and I don't recall ever hearing a child called by either of these terms. I suspect that the writer actually had an English word (or two) in mind and was attempting to find a (possibly nonexistent) Spanish equivalent. I'm tempted to use just "toddler" to cover both: This is the age when we start to call them "toddlers." But then, what do I do with "que caminan y corren"?

I'm stuck. Any help, suggestions, or information about how these terms are actually used (or more to the point, what English-speaking educators would write in this context) will be much appreciated.

Puerto Rican Spanish to US English, please.
JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 08:11


Summary of answers provided
3 +2infants and toddlers
Ryan Becker
4 +1babies and toddlers
James A. Walsh
Summary of reference entries provided
trotones: de uno a tres años
Patricia ONeill

Discussion entries: 1





  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
infants and toddlers


Explanation:
another word for "trotones" is "andarines".

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Note added at 23 mins (2013-02-26 21:10:19 GMT)
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Though the behavior explained after the terms does not really apply to what we refer to as an "infant" in English.


    Reference: http://www.suagm.edu/umet/biblioteca/Reserva_Profesores/jane...
    Reference: http://www2.pr.gov/agencias/acuden/ConsejoNinez/Documents/Es...
Ryan Becker
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Infant = A very young child or baby (not specifying whether he/she "toddles" yet).
9 hrs
  -> I agree neilmac.
agree  Edward Tully
15 days
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
babies and toddlers


Explanation:
Common sense is pointing in that direction. I've always thought: babies 0-12 months; toddlers 12-24 months.

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Note added at 39 mins (2013-02-26 21:26:25 GMT)
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“Esta es la edad en que se comienzan a llamar “maternales” y “trotones” que caminan y corren.”

“This is when they go from being “babies” to “toddlers” that can (suddenly) walk and run.”
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 87

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Forstag
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
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Reference comments


22 mins
Reference: trotones: de uno a tres años

Reference information:
According to the following link A continuación se ofrecen unas guías para los niños pequeños de uno a tres años de edad (trotones)

http://www.draparrilla.com/introduccion_solidos.html

Patricia ONeill
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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