Buy your child his or her favorite color clothes. Ask your child to choose what color fruit or drink to have at lunch and dinner. Your toddler is learning a new skill and will make mistakes, calling red blue and so forth. Don't criticize or reprimand your toddler for mistakes. He or she will learn eventually.
Color blindness occurs in some children.
At this age it is hard to tell, because your toddler is learning a new skill. If your child enters school and is still confusing colors, you should have him or her checked for color blindness. Common colors that color blind children tend to confuse are blue and purple, green and brown, and sometimes red and green. Inc. How things get done. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .