Dressing independence, one sleeve and one sock at a time: how it grows year by year and how to help without taking over.
What’s inside
- 4 pages: a parent handout from a pediatric OT
- How Dressing Grows, Year by Year: a rough map from around age 1 to 5–6
- The “You Start, They Finish” Trick (backward chaining)
- Easy Ways to Set Them Up to Win: small changes that make a big difference
- Two things worth remembering, a teacher and therapist tip and when to reach out
Skills it builds
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How to use
Read it once, pick one trick to try this week and let your child do the last step first. Keep it on the fridge for the tricky mornings.
You’ll need
A printer, or read it on your phone.
From a pediatric OT
Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).
Dressing independence, one sleeve and one sock at a time: how it grows year by year and how to help without taking over.
What’s inside
- 4 pages: a parent handout from a pediatric OT
- How Dressing Grows, Year by Year: a rough map from around age 1 to 5–6
- The “You Start, They Finish” Trick (backward chaining)
- Easy Ways to Set Them Up to Win: small changes that make a big difference
- Two things worth remembering, a teacher and therapist tip and when to reach out
Skills it builds
- — (hidden for grown-up guides)
How to use
Read it once, pick one trick to try this week and let your child do the last step first. Keep it on the fridge for the tricky mornings.
You’ll need
A printer, or read it on your phone.
From a pediatric OT
Made by Ms. Aviv, a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, and used with real kids before it reaches you. Print-ready PDF on US Letter (prints on A4 with “fit to page”).
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