Category: Self-Care

  • Dressing Myself

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to get dressed with minimal assistance

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Help me be as independent as possible in dressing. Choose clothing that is easier for me to put on (like pants with elastic waistbands and
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  • Learning to Put on Shoes

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to get shoes on my feet

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Help me practice with your shoes first. It’s easier for me to get big shoes on my feet.
    2. Before I try to put the shoes
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  • Helping You Dress Me

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to be helpful when you’re getting me dressed; names of body parts and clothing items

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Dress or undress me slowly when you’re not in a hurry. Give me opportunities for me
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  • Playing with a Spoon

    Your Child Will Learn

    An introduction to using a spoon

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Give me an extra spoon to hold and explore while you’re feeding me with a spoon. If I seem interested, let me put my hand on
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  • World Dance Party

    Your Child Will Learn

    People around the world enjoy special music from their cultures, and dancing to that music is fun!

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Using the internet, find music from all around the world. Search songs from your family’s
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  • I Spy a Clean Floor

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to help clean up after mealtimes

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child for help cleaning up the floor after a meal. Give your child a dustpan and brush, a child-sized broom, or a small
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  • I Can Serve Myself

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to serve themselves food during mealtime

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk about the food choices that are on the table.
    2. Show your child how you put food on your own plate, and talk about it
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