Putting on a coat is tricky for even a preschooler to do by him/herself. But this technique makes it a cinch!It's been a while since I've included a self-help/adaptive activity in our thematic ...
Self-Help/Adaptive Development
Learning to Dial 9-1-1
Proceed with caution on this post...or else the 9-1-1 dispatchers might have it out for me with all the little ones accidentally dialing 9-1-1! Before your child learns to dial 9-1-1, he/she needs to ...
Encouraging Independence: Putting on Shoes
When a child learns how to put on his/her own shoes...it is like a small weight has been lifted. It's one thing you can remove from your "to do" list prior to leaving the house. It is ...
Encouraging Independence: Getting Dressed
Getting a toddler/preschooler dressed is normally less about the skill involved (although that certainly takes a lot of practice),and more about the battle of the wills...or at least this is ...
Baby Sign Language 101
Somehow during the blog transfer, this post was deleted. So I thought I would post it again since it was one of my first posts! It made me kinda sad watching it...Little Brother was so tiny! Has ...
Encouraging Independence: Eating with a Spoon
Learning to use a spoon is a dirty job.There's no way around it...this skill set requires on-the-job training.As much as it makes you cringe to think of the impending disaster that awaits you, ...
