Delegating...

I am trying to encourage independence at the moment by delegating!

She would like me to do everything for her, but because I am in no way prepared to, she needs to learn to do some things herself.

I have been encouraging her to take her plate to the rubbish bin and empty her scraps.  She quite likes this.  She also quite likes to put her cups and plates on the bench!

She is getting way better at tidying away her toys when she has finished with them... she needs some reminding that things go back where they came from.  We turn it into a game, which she loves... so tidying up in our house is generally fun!

We are also trying to encourage H to toilet herself.  She has been trained for some time now, but likes company in the initial stage of the toileting process... usually with the pulling down of the trou, or lifting on to the toilet.  However in recent  weeks, it has become a game for her to rush off to the toilet, thinking we are in hot pursuit... if we leave her to it... she does it all herself, usually requiring a little bit of help with getting dressed again, though not always!  She can even wash her hands by herself!  

I have one clever and helpful little girl!