Self help skills for preschool

Within the first three years, young children become able to take an active part in their own physical care and to be a trusted helper in the nursery or their own home. They become steadily more able to:

• Manage their own toileting and hygiene - the actual physical skills and the intellectual task of remembering and following a sequence 
• Feed themselves, handle drinks and make choices about food 
• Dress and undress, expressing preferences about clothes 
• Take appropriate responsibility within their nursery or home by taking part in tidying up, serving out food and helping with routine daily tasks 
• Make choices about activities and plan a bit ahead with the support of a patient adult.