Help with common difficulties

Use the following advice and tips to help your child with difficulties in dressing.

Putting on socks

Sit in a stable position, such as on a chair or against a wall.

Start by helping with the difficult parts and letting your child finish the last step.

Choose socks with coloured heels and toes if helpful.

Shoes on the wrong feet

Put a sticker or coloured dot inside the right shoe and teach your child to put the right shoe on first.

Cut a larger sticker in half and place these inside both shoes, so the whole sticker becomes visible when shoes are placed together, ready to put on.

Clothes on back to front

Show your child where the clothing label is.

Choose clothes with a picture or logo on the front.

Clothes in the wrong order

Lay clothes out in order.

Use photos to show the dressing sequence.