Self-Care Skills for a Preschooler with Blindness or Low Vision

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Your child may be ready for more advanced self-care skills and tasks. Encouraging your child to work on skills such as feeding, cooking, dressing, and caring for their bodies will empower them to be independent.

There is a balance as a parent between teaching your child a skill and transferring that learning to your child. Your preschooler may be ready to take the lead on some of their self-care skills.

Discover resources for families to help their visually impaired children develop more advanced self-care skills. The resources cover essential routines like feeding, dressing, and personal hygiene, emphasizing independence and daily life stability. Tips for fostering skills such as toilet training and proper hygiene practices like teeth brushing and bathing are included to aid parents in this developmental stage.

Family consisting of father, mother and daughter setting the table to eat in the kitchen.

Routines for Children with Blindness or Low Vision

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Routines are an important part of any child’s life because they help children develop a sense of stability and order as well as give children the information and experiences necessary to complete tasks with increasing independence. They’re especially important for children with blindness or low vision, who often […]

Back view of a girl with pig tails washing her hands and face in a bathroom.

Helping Your Preschooler Use the Bathroom Independently

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)You might have begun toilet training when your child was very young. Or maybe you’re starting now. If you’re just beginning, check out the potty training tips in the “Infants and Toddlers” section. Learning to use the bathroom alone is a big step for kids. Parents, doctors, and […]

A bathroom counter with a basket of toiletry items.

Teeth Brushing, Bathing, and Other Self-Care Skills

This content is also available in: Español (Spanish)Although some preschoolers insist on trying to do everything for themselves, others are happy to let you do things for them. If your child is content to let you comb their hair or put toothpaste on their toothbrush, now is probably a good time to provide some lessons […]