okay so who has a 4/5 year old who not only can dress themselves but will dress themselves?

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and how do i get one?

my 4.9 year old is more than capable of dressing herself and has been for some time. every night i lay her clothes out next to the chiar she sits in for breakfast. the rules are she eats her breakfast, gets dressed and then she can watch a bit of tv before school. thing is she wont get dressed and i end up having to spend 20 minutes shouting at her.

the tv does not go on untill she is fully dressed. but she will distract herself by pulling faces and making funny noises at dd2. i hate having to spend all morning fighting with her but am loathed to dress her myself as she is more than capable and surely she should be dressing herself by now. its a matter of listening and doing as she is told as opposed to not being able to do it.

its the same at dancing. she would rather roll anked on the floor than get her dance stuff on. its driving me to distraction. every day is just one long fight.

any tips/experience?

Don'tcallme, did she do it all herself ? They have a TA to help children, in the first term, with post PE dressing. Well, they have assured me that they do at ds's school.

She claims she did it all by herself - and when I do get something out of her she is pretty reliable (not letting on an awful lot though).