Self Help

Within the first three years, young children become able to take an active part in their own physical care and to be a trusted helper in the nursery or their own home. They become steadily more able to:

Manage their own toileting and hygiene - the actual physical skills and the intellectual task of remembering and following a sequence
Feed themselves, handle drinks and make choices about food
Dress and undress, expressing preferences about clothes
Take appropriate responsibility within their nursery or home by taking part in tidying up, serving out food and helping in routine daily tasks
Make choices about activities and plan a bit ahead with the support of a patient adult.

(Nursery World)