Toddler Changing Themselves

At what age could your child easily change themselves?

I feel like I probably do not encourage my 3.5 year old son to do it by himself enough (as we are always in a rush in the morning and I do not have 10 minutes for him to try to put one leg in his pants and then another 10 minutes for him to put the other leg in.)

Whenever I do let him try, he puts his underwear on backwards and I just need to redress him to get out the door. He still has a very hard time with shirts, but I think that is a hard skill to master especially if they are fitted.

Any thoughts? I know eventually he will be able to do it, I was just wondering if people had an approximate age when their child could do it.

Thanks!

Toddler Changing Themselves

I still dress my 5.5 year old - but, he could do it himself (it's more of a time issue).

DS 1 would get himself dressed around 4-4.5

Toddler Changing Themselves

My first struggled with fine motor so more like 4-4.5 I started really pushing it and she still needed help at times. My youngest is almost 3 and she's just starting to try shirts more but the rest she pretty much does on her own.

Re: Toddler Changing Themselves

My youngest could dress herself, put on shoes, brush her hair around 2.5. My oldest still needs help at 5. I feel like they are both outside the norm though.

Re: Toddler Changing Themselves

Shoes: at 2
Undies: at 3 (it was a big thing for school)
Dresses/ shirts/ pants: at 4

Toddler Changing Themselves

Id say the general rule is 4ish...but my DS takes forever so i just do it :( ugh

Re: Toddler Changing Themselves

My dd was able to do undies and pants around 3.5 but just starting to get shirts now and she will be 5 in December. Granted we’re usually in a rush and I never really “fostered” the learning!