What Age to Dress Themselves

[RainbowFlowers]

Hello, I'm just wondering by what age did your little ones start dressing themselves. I know they all develop in their own time but I would like to know the general range that they do.

I have given up on reading developmental stages online as I find them always unrealistic and make me worry!

My boy has just turned 3 and he needs looooads of encouragement and detailed instructions when learning something new. So if he's too young to do something it's hard to tell if he's really not ready for it or if he just needs more encouragement and/or better instructions from me.

At the mo he can pull his pants up and down to use the potty but that's about it.

It would be good to hear when your little one could dress themselves and how much encouraging and teaching you had to do.

Thanks

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I don't know how to change it. I clicked on the new thread button when I was in the parenting topic.

I work on self dressing skills from around 18 months by showing them placing hands and giving support...we start pulling up and down. Pulling tops down over heads pulling zips up and down. Move onto laying trousers on floor me sat behind helping them get one leg in placing hands to pull up etc. They love the achievement and if you do it every time most get there before full time school. The problem for some children is the why should I when mummy/daddy/adult will do it if I just refuse. Making it fun racing etc all helps and leaving loads of get ready time so your not tempted to just do it. I care for loads who can get dressed zip up coats do up shoes etc until mum/dad arrive and they cant do a thing

I go along with everything @jannier has said.

I can get so frustrated when adults do too much for children: it stops them trying for themselves. It shows the minute they return to childcare after Christmas. Things they did for themselves two weeks ago, now cause tantrums, stand offs, and "I can’t !"

I particularly agree that "they love the achievement". Success is its own reward. I see too many children who are raised on rewards, stickers, and excess praise. I had one boy who wound up with acute bowel problems at 6years old because he believed he deserved a chocolate button for wiping his own bottom; so he wouldn’t poo from leaving his house at 7am until his parents took him home over ten hours later.

I agree most children are able to start dress / undress put shoes on etc from around 18 months to 2 years . I care for 2 3 year olds . 1 can do everything for herself dress, undress, put shoes coat on and off etc. The boy can not ( will not ) do anything for himself and refuses point blank to it, as he knows mum will do it and she will give in. Here he has to it for himself I have now managed to teach him to take his coat and shoes off by himself and working on being able to pull up and down trousers and pants to use the toilet . But it is a battle of wills he will just stand there refusing expecting me do it but is gradually learning he misses out on playing due to his stubbornness. I just get him cooperating and starting to be independent then either he or I go on holiday and we are back to square 1 again