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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 2.5 yo who is pretty independent (wants to do everything by herself). Here is where she is:

- completely and independently toilet trained - has been potty trained for 6 months including night trained. But still needs help with clothing, getting up/down from toilet and wiping 
- putting on and taking off own shoes - depends on the shoe. Can handle Mini Melissas, Crocs and Natives. Needs help with sneakers, sandals and boots
- blowing nose - can dab nose but not really wipe effectively. Doesn't really blow. I basically have to handle. 
- dressing yourself - totally depends on clothing. Loose stuff with elastic - can handle. But she rarely wears that stuff and I mostly dress her. 
- entering the classroom on your own feet (no being carried in) - check
- using a fork and spoon - check
- drinking from an open cup - check but I give her sippy cups for my benefit.

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Me again. This is my third child and I think their list is crazy if they expect kids to be able to do everything on it independently. So much so that they obviously don't have reasonable expectations and I probably wouldn't send my child there. [/quote]

Why?!  PP, your kid is already there!  Just teach her how to wipe and dress her in the easy pants and easy shoes!  Teaching a kid to blow his or her nose is actually the easiest of these tasks - do it when he/she doesn't have a cold.  DS thought it was a game.  [/quote]

Because kids should be kids and not little soldiers. I wouldn't send her in Mini Melissas and if she needs help getting her velcro Nikes on, that should be fine. And I do not want daily toilet accidents because she couldn't get up on the toilet.

Regardless, the school she is going to is much more developmentally appropriate. They don't even require that the 2.5 yos be potty trained. [/quote]

Preschool toilets are as small and low as potties.  I am sure your kid could handle it.  And there are other less expensive easy-to-put on shoes.  [/quote]

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