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Dressing Up
Create a box for your child with dress-up items such as old hats and caps, a vest
with large armholes, and purses and briefcases.
Invite your child to explore the box and try on a hat or cap or other clothing.
Encourage your child’s pretend play as you talk with her. Say, for example,“Maya, I
see you are dressed for work. You have on your hat. Can I help you put on your
fancy jacket? Now you are ready to go!”
Change the items in the box every few weeks to hold your child’s interest.
Avoid putting in too many items at one time because it might overwhelm
your child.
My Soap on a Rope
Help your child learn to wash his hands without worrying about slippery soap.
Collect several pieces of dry mild, bar soap.
Have your child help you stuff the pieces into the toe of an old, clean knee-high
stocking.
Tie a knot just above the ball of soap pieces.
Tie the stocking around the faucet of the sink, hanging it low enough for your
toddler to reach it with two hands.
Help your child reach the bathroom or kitchen sink on a secure stepstool.
Show your child how he can wet his hand under the faucet and rub his special
“soap on a rope” to make bubbles for washing his hands.
You may want to have soap on a rope for the bathtub too!