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7 Tips from an Occupational Therapist on Teaching Kids Basic Self-Care Skills More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Volkmar Klebba | permalink
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An occupational therapist shares some tricks of the trade for helping kids master age-appropriate self-care tasks like dressing themselves, using zippers and buttons, tying their own shoes, and using a knife and fork.
Tags: teach, shoe tying, tie shoes, tie laces, dressing, feeding, skills, kids, children, occupational therapy,
For further reading: http://www.nymetroparents.com/article/How-to-Teach-Kids-Basic-Self-Care-Skills ^[1]

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How to Teach a Child to Use Buttons | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Michelle Rodriguez - Lagos | permalink
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Learning to button and unbutton clothing can be a challenging skill that children must practice regularly before mastering. Organize simple and engaging activities for your child that will assist with strengthening his fine-motor development, eye-hand coordination and hand muscle growth. As your child grows older, provide a variety of toys and...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5910_teach-child-buttons.html ^[2]

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How to Teach Your Child How to Button Her Pants More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Bonnie Berke | permalink
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Although toddlers begin learning how to dress themselves around age 2, typically they don't gain enough coordination to button their own pants until age 3. Don't be surprised if your child ...

For further reading: http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/teach-child-button-her-pants-2281.html ^[3]

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Teaching Kids To Dress Themselves More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Andrea Waxman | permalink
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9 easy ways to show your kids how to get dressed on their ownBy Kristen Bellstorm and Teri Cettina

For further reading: http://www.parenting.com/gallery/teaching-kids-to-dress-themselves ^[4]

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Teach Your Child to Button-Montessori Inspired - Cornerstone Confessions More
Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago by Kevin Stroud | permalink
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I’ve been wanting to teach Peanut how to button her clothes but have been unsure exactly how to go about it. I’ve seen button boards and we even have a quiet book with a button page but nothing really sparked her interest. So, I decided to try something different. I got one of my old [continue reading...]

For further reading: http://cornerstoneconfessions.com/2012/03/teach-your-child-to-button-montessori.html ^[5]

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Andrea Waxman, Michelle Rodriguez - Lagos, Kevin Stroud, Volkmar Klebba, Bonnie Berke

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1. http://www.nymetroparents.com/article/How-to-Teach-Kids-Basic-Self-Care-Skills

2. http://www.ehow.com/how_5910_teach-child-buttons.html

3. http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/teach-child-button-her-pants-2281.html

4. http://www.parenting.com/gallery/teaching-kids-to-dress-themselves

5. http://cornerstoneconfessions.com/2012/03/teach-your-child-to-button-montessori.html