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Life Skills

 

Children learn in many different ways so you might need to vary your approach. You are the expert in your child and you know what approaches might work better than others, different techniques can be used on their own or a combination of things depending on what suits. Please be aware that some children cannot look and listen at the same time so limit the amount of information you give.

Try…

  • Physically assist your child, try using a hand-over-hand technique
  • Doing the task alongside your child
  • Give a running commentary and talk through each of the steps required for the task using clear and consistent language

Click on the links below for strategies and more information for each aspect of dressing. 

General Dressing Skills

One Handed Dressing Skills

Buttons

Buttons One Handed

Zips

Socks

Putting on Shoes

Laces Standard Method

Laces Bunny Ears

Laces Alternative method

Laces Alternative Bunny Ears

Tie Right Handed

Tie Left Handed

Cutlery

Adapted Cutlery

Teeth Brushing

Toileting