About this episode

This episode explores strategies for developing later dressing skills in children and the underlying problem-solving involved.

Send us Fan Mail Dressing skills are about so much more than just putting on clothes—they're a daily opportunity to build problem-solving abilities that last a lifetime. In this second episode of our self-care season, we dive deep into strategies for later dressing skills (zips, buttons, shoes) and also really discuss the thinking that goes on behind the scenes for dressing. What exactly makes buttons and zips so tricky for little fingers? We break down these complex motor skills...

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Host: Belle

Topics covered

• dressing skills
• self-care
• problem-solving
• motor skills
• child development

Keywords

• dressing skills
• self-care
• children
• motor skills
• problem-solving
• zips
• buttons
• shoes

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