Teaching kids essential life skills can be a rewarding journey, filled with moments of progress and achievement. Patience, encouragement, and consistency will be your allies as you guide your child toward independence in dressing and self-care.

This is the first video of a five-part-series, in which we give an overview to occupational therapy for children, its role in developing independent skills like feeding and dressing and, ultimately, to help children participate in daily activities. This session introduces strategies like the MATCH approach and SMART goals, underlying developmental factors for skill acquisition and useful teaching techniques.

If you have further questions or need to troubleshoot individual challenges your child experiences, please contact the occupational therapist in your local children's disability network team.