Self- Help Skills Development in Young Children

the purpose of this research was to assess self-help skills development in children aged 1-5 in Tehran’s preschools. 169 children from six preschools were randomly chosen from different districts and their 4 self-help skills of eating, dressing, personal hygiene and toileting were observed and evaluated by the Self-Help Skills Developmental Chart (Akers
 Sedjo, 1992). Results indicated that the distribution of children's scores in all age groups was normal, but on average these children did not meet the desired criterion. Findings were discussed in terms of the necessity of teaching parents and instructors about self-help skills development in children and the importance of early intervention programs in providing the opportunity to acquire primarily skills.