3.5 year old dressing & undressing issues

[Tinks]

Getting dressed is pretty hard for some kids. Could you both get dressed together so she can see how you do it and copy?

[Arimeh]

I definitely think its just a kid thing and how independent they are - ie headstrong!

My dd2 is 3.5 and she can fully dress herself, including socks and shoes.

My dd3 just turned 2 in March and can dress herself, however usually gets t-shirts backwards LOL

My dd1 is more than happy to let me dress her still, she will be 5 in August. She can dress herself but isn't as headstrong and stubborn as the other two so doesn't really have that "I'll do it myself" drive that the other two have.

I say let her do it in her own time, she will get there

[goddessofdawn]

Thanks everyone

I say let her do it in her own time, she will get there

I was hoping someone would say that
I guess I haven't really tried to "teach" her because it will happen one day without me doing anything, and let's face it, it's quicker to do it for her! She has NO interest in doing it herself - if she was one of those "do it all by myself" kids I'd be thrilled and let her go for it! But she isn't.

I wasn't worried because I don't know any 10 year olds who can't dress/undress themselves.
But I was reading one of those "milestone" things (should really ignore those) and it made me panic a little.
What about kindy next year? Is it a huge deal if she isn't 100% capable in this area?

[Arimeh]

I wouldn't worry too much about kindy, funny thing about kids is that the stuff they usually can't/won't do for you - miraculously they can do for other people

Dd1 is one of the worst kids I know for doing stuff herself, but she never makes my mum dress her - just us.