Self-dressing is an important milestone for a young child towards independence. Earlier skills need to be intact before a child starts to self-dress. They need to know where their body parts are which is established by 2 ½ years as well as beginning spatial relations of objects to body i.e. place arms in shirt opening (2 years). Even earlier, children start to cooperate and assist with placing arms and legs in garments at around one year. Self-dressing coincides with beginning toileting skills as children start to pull pants up/down at around the 3-year mark. Balance skills are emerging between 2 ½ and 3 years to allow balance on one foot for a few seconds to place one foot in leg opening in pants in the standing position. Although, children will start off with dressing in the seated position. Baby’s will start to remove their socks at around 15 months but will not be successful with putting socks on until age 3-4 years. Taking off shoes occurs in line with removing socks but children typically find it easier to put on their shoes depending on the style between 2-3 years. Pre-school age children can typically put on shirts at age 4 and pants at age 5. Self-dressing will continue to develop and refine from early school age and up.