Self-help skills are those skills necessary for acheiving independence in many aspects of life. Teaching these skills will help a child be less dependent on those around him in his daily life.

• Eating
• Dressing
• Hygiene
• Toileting
• Chores

Eating

• Drinking from a cup
• Eating with a spoon
• Eating with a fork
• Using a napkin
• Adding variety to a diet

Dressing

• Taking off / putting on socks
• Taking off / putting on shirt
• Taking off / putting on pants
• Taking off / putting on shoes
• Fastening and unfastening snaps
• Fastening and unfastening slasps
• Fastening and unfastening zippers
• Fastening and unfastening buttons
• Tying shoes

Hygiene

• Using a facial tissue
• Washing hands
• Bathing

Toileting

• Urinating in the toilet
• Defecating in the toilet
• Using toilet tissue
• Requesting to use the bathroom
• Toileting independently

Chores

• Cleaning up
• Rummaging for an item

Safety

• "Come here"