美国人十分重视人的独立性和自力更生精神,因此,从婴儿1岁半起就开始培养其自我服务技能。他们认为,自我服务技能的掌握,可以增强婴幼儿的独立性和成功感,可以使婴幼儿和家长双方受益。婴幼儿的自我服务技能包括:系鞋带、穿衣服、扣纽扣、拉开或拉上拉链、洗脸、刷牙、梳头、吃 Americans value human independence and self-reliance and, as a result, start developing their self-service skills from the age of one and a half. They believe that the mastery of self-service skills can enhance the independence and sense of success of infants and young children and benefit both young children and parents. Self-service skills for infants and young children include: lacing, dressing, button fastening, opening or zipper, face wash, brushing teeth, combing hair, eating