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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think so much of this just depends on the personality of the kid.  DS1 was extremely independent, wanted to do everything himself, and could do everything on that list by 2.5.  DS2, not so much.  They'll all get there eventually!

The only thing I would recommend is to hold off a bit before jumping in and helping when your DD is practicing these skills.  Let your DD struggle a bit if she's trying to take off her shirt, for example.  That's basically how they learn.[/quote]

Pretty much this. I have a just turned 2 year old (DS) and a 6 year old (DD).  The latter could do all these things (except blowing her nose, for whatever reason she took a long time to catch onto that) before 2.5. My youngest has zero interest in the toilet, doesn't seem coordinated enough to get his clothes on, but in particular his socks and shoes, and while he can drink from an open cup, it often ends up knocked over. He's got excellent fork and spoon skills though and has the 6 year old beat on the blowing the nose thing.

I wouldn't choose this particular school, myself. Our daycare starts to work on potty training in the 2s room but there is no expectation that all the kids will be fully and independently trained by 2.5....I'd love it if we could get my 2nd trained up, I'm so over dealing with other people's poop. [/quote]

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