Toileting & Self-Dressing
While practicing everyday life skills such as toileting and self-dressing, children need to see it broken down and demonstrated in step by step directions. Please see the toileting and self-dressing visual aids below. These resources are great for school and at home!
Toileting
Self-Dressing
Getting dressed is a big deal! Here are a few suggestions:
- Make sure clothes are easily accessible. Use low shelves and low hangers. Baskets and low drawers can be useful.
- Allow access to a reasonable amount of clothing, not too many. It's unreasonable to expect a child to maintain order when there are excess clothes.
- Leave the child plenty of time to get dressed, don't rush. The child will lose confidence if rushed or if you take over the dressing while they are in progress.
- Encourage independence. You might need to leave the room so they will do as much as possible without relying on you for help. If they ask for help, do as little as possible, for example, show them the armhole, don't give up and start dressing them yourself.
- Give child-friendly options and set the child up for success. Buttons and zippers are often too difficult; elastic waists are excellent.
- If the child dresses unreasonably suggest a jumper/warmer clothing, take them outside and if necessary pack a jumper/warmer clothing if going out. Teach responsibility.
Encouraging the child to dress themselves is worth every bit of our effort. It may take longer initially but the more they do it, the quicker they will become. Self-dressing encourages the child to take care of their clothing, develop coordination, concentration, and independence. It increases body awareness and sense of self.
If they redress themselves with shoes on the wrong feet or pants on backward that is okay!
Start Potty Training with Carol Cline
Please click the button above to read Start Potty Training with Carol Cline. It is a proven and time tested method used to assist when taking the initiative to potty train your child. Please find some Potty Charts below.
Training underwear
Please click the Training Underwear button above to be directed to an Amazon link where you can purchase training underwear. Training underwear is a great resource when transitioning out of diapers/pull-ups.
Long Hill Montessori School
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