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My DD is 2 1/2 and starting pre-school this fall. When did you start teaching your children to put their clothes on by themselves? She can take them off if she wants to and I've about got her to pull her pants down to go potty, but she has a hard time pulling them back up.
Any suggestions would be helpfull.
THanks
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I have six kids, the youngest of whom turned two in April. She also can get undressed, but not dressed yet. Now, my 3 1/2 year old LOVES to get herself dressed. I would say that you can start showing her or letting her "help" now, and realistically, she can do most of it herself in about six more months, if she wants to. I actually sort my 3 year old's clothes in her drawers in sets...that way she can be sure to MATCH, too! Occassionally, she'll decide that what I put in as a set isn't what she wanted to go together (!), but for the most part, it works well. Notice, though, that I said she can do it if she WANTS to!! I would not EXPECT her to do that for several more years!! HTH
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my DS is 3 1/2 as well and can dress himself completely. granted, there are times, like the other day that all of his clothes were backwards, but he gets them on. when I told him they were on backwards, he said, but I love them this way and we went to Target and everything that day with his clothes backward-some battles aren't worth the fight, and he looked pretty cute!
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I think we waited to long with DD (4.5), but she can get dressed and undressed by herself (when she wants to and isn't just being lazy) and she gets it all on right. She been doing this since she turned 4.
The other thing I found that really helps, is I got her one of those weekly clothes organizers for her closet. I fill the days on Sunday and her clothes are ready every morning for the week so all she has to do is put them on. She was real excited when I got it and she loves to use it. It makes her feel more like a big girl.
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DD will be 3 in Aug. and is able to get some clothes on and off depending on the item. Some t-shirts she has trouble with, but simple pull on dresses (no buttons or zippers or snaps are no problem. She can pull her pants and pull-ups down, but has problems putting them back on. I've always just encouraged her to "help" as much as she can.
I have also noticed it sometimes depends on if she wants to and isn't feeling lazy.
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Wow! Thanks for all of the advice. It looks like I'm pretty much on target. I have her "help" me put her clothes on. I was just worried about pre-school and the whole potty thing. As everybody else said, she has a hard time pulling her pants up.
Thanks again!
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My son will be 3 in Sept. He can do his pants/shorts if they are not too tight but cannot button them. If it's a t-shirt he can do that. Sock and shoes are hit and miss really depending on the day and mood. I think he's pretty reflective of my others. My son is 4 and can do everything himself but still doesn't always get things on the right way. I generally just leave it- who cares. I figure if it doesn't bother him, why should it bother me?
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Ok I feel like a bad mom, Brae is 2 and I know he can get his pants Off and his diaper off, and his socks, but he can't get his shirts off. I guess i need to work on that....
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Quote[/b] (oneandonly @ July 11 2006,12:17)]my DS is 3 1/2 as well and can dress himself completely. *granted, there are times, like the other day that all of his clothes were backwards, but he gets them on. *when I told him they were on backwards, he said, but I love them this way and we went to Target and everything that day with his clothes backward-some battles aren't worth the fight, and he looked pretty cute!
A few weeks ago, my 3 year old wore a SUPERMAN CAPE to CHURCH on Wed. night!!! Dh had driven them, as I had gone on early, and he saw nothing wrong with how she dressed herself. She did have on clothes, too, but she wore that cape through church dinner and her classes after! Everyone thought it was hilarious!
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Dd is 3 1/2 and has been doing a good job of dressing herself the last month or so. Sometimes I have to tell her to change because she is wearing something that will be too warm or if she totally doesn't match. She is very much in the "I can do it all by myself" stage.