Getting children to be more independant

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I get the children to do these things in the morning in front of their parents and praise them and ask the parents if they can help their children be independent and learn these things at home too. It seems that the parents want to keep their children as their baby as long as possible and I understand that, so I point out that with 5 in care it's insanity for me to try to dress and undress all of them for outside play and the sooner they can help with the small things like boots and hats the better. The more practice they have, including at home, the quicker their little fingers learn how to do these things.