Just to clarify I said by 18 month they are dressing ALMOST independently ... it is not like I send them to the cloak area and expect them to get themselves dressed all by themselves while I am off doing something else
I must have missed the "almost" part
"If we all could see the world through the eyes of a child, we would see the magic in everything!" - Chee Vai Tang
Children construct their own intelligence. The adult must provide activities and context, but most of all must be able to listen. Children need proof that adults believe in them. Their three great desires are to be listened to, to understand, and to demonstrate that they are exactly what we expect."