Quote Originally Posted by gcj View Post
.... for jackets I lie them out and if the child stands where the head of the jacket is, they lean over, put their arms in and do "up and over". It's a game and they all love putting on their jackets....
LOL ~ yup this is what we call the 'flip flop over the top' trick here and my last one had mastered it by 14 months ~ his mom was shocked the one morning when she said it was time to go to daycare and he went and flipped his coat on with a big smile and started trying to put his boots on by lining them up at the door .... when given the resources and encouragement to succeed children are truly capable beings who 'want' to do things for themselves and be seen as big or capable.