Seven Dressing Skills For Kids

It is profitable to teach kids proper dressing skills both for safety and its time saving benefit especially when you have a lot of task to accomplish; your kids should be able to dress by themselves. Teaching kids dressing skills vary from age to age but basic dressing skills for kids include:

Identifying left and the right

It takes a lot of patience to teach kids to wear their shoes properly. Sometime, I concluded that kids think from the opposite direction, because most kids wear their shoes the wrong way, left to right leg and right to left leg. You can observe for yourself. In teaching kids dressing skills, how to wear their shoes properly, you have to patiently teach them the shape of the shoes, which shape goes for which leg etc.

Balance when wearing trousers

A lot goes into dressing, balance and coordination is part of it, teach your kids balance when wearing their trousers, even adults go off balance when wearing their trousers. For kids, teach them so sit down when wearing their trousers.

Identifying the inner and front sides of clothes

Identifying the inner and outer part of clothing is anther dressing skill you need to teach your kids. Teach them to note that the seam is meant to be inside and the brighter part of the clothing is the outer side. And if it is a sweat shirt, they should be able to identify the front and the back from the shape of the neck. 

How to remove or wear pull over clothes without suffocation

Pull over clothing especially fitted ones can be problematic even for adults. A kid would be terrified and may even suffocate if the clothing hangs on his or her neck for too long. Teach them patience, concentration and how to maneuver the hands and neck when wearing or removing pull over clothes. 

How to button correctly

Buttoning correctly and with ease is another dressing skill you need to teach your kids. Teach them to identify the right hole, how to hold the button correctly and push in or out, how to know the right direction of the hook if it is a hook etc.

Proper belting

Belting needs patience and concentration in order not to miss a loop, teach them these and how to move it round their waist with ease; teach them how to identify the right position for their waist. Also teach them the right colour for the trousers they are wearing. 

Buckling of shoes

Buckling of shoes is one thing kids struggle with even when they have grown. Teach them patience, coordination and sitting down to do it should be the best for their age. 

Teach your kids dressing skills; kids that can dress up properly all by themselves have started building their personality and confidence.

Bonne Chance!!!