There are a lot of skills that are being taught doing these things. Problem solving, fine motor, coordination to name a few. However, I try to impress upon parents that the main thing they get out of accomplishing these goals is confidence and independence..both skills needed to potty train IMO.

That said, they don’t listen. My biggest struggle right now is parents buying shoes that their children have no hope of getting on themselves. Trying to impress on them that their child sees the other children (and much younger children) tending to their own needs while they struggle and are unsuccessful and how that’s not good for their confidence is a lost cause.

The children that have been with me since they were 1 can do all self help at 18 months, the children that start later often struggle and I hate it. Especially when the parents just don’t even try.

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