Learning to Get Dressed
Learning to Get Dressed
This need-to-know skill encourages independence (and sometimes, creativity!)
By Amanda Rock, About.com Guide
Like to wrestle? Because if you spend any time getting a little kid dressed, that’s probably what you are doing. Trying to get a small child to stand or sit still long enough so you can pull up pants or throw a shirt over their head can be, well, trying. The good news is, learning to get dressed is a sequence of lessons that most preschoolers master by the time they turn five. And like everything else, learning to get dressed is definitely make for teachable moments. Not only do kids have to develop certain gross and fine motor skills to do things like put legs into pant holes or pull up a zipper, they also need to start matching colors and recognizing how to choose clothing that will keep them warm or cool enough, all contributing to a growing sense of independence.
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