Anyone a left hander or got left handed kids?

Archie is struggling with i writing being a left hander. He can spell loads of words and can read quite well and is in front of most of the kids at school.

But i am worried he is struggling with writing. He lapses in to mirror writing which i know is normal. Ben says i am worrying over nothing as hes only 4. xx

ME! Im a left hander, left handers are the best! tell him that x

Oh and my question was what tips can you give me about what will make it easier for him lol x

hmmm, the only one i have is to put his paper slanted. thats what i ahve to do. i cant write if its straight. does that make sense, can you picture it x

Lukes a left hander, his writing is ok (for a man!) Im sure he will get on fine, you can get fancy pens nower days!

so that the top left hand corner is where the top right hand corner would be if you had the paper straight x

Im a leftie and i do what katie does i turn my paper 90 degrees and write downwards

yes mario!!! thankyou...you described it sooo much better than what i did. you could try this x

Im a leftie !!!!! Highly intelligent and creative beings. I can write normally with the paper straight and hold my pen in the same position as a right handed person. Dont worry too much about it xx

Left handers ROCK
We are all lefties in our house....
Wouldnt waste money on special pens...
always sit to the left of a desk, esp when he starts school. Ensure teacher does it!!
my eldest has just finished yr5 and i asked the teacher why he writing was so crap ?? she didnt know. I mentioned he looked like he'd been squashed - I then mentions left handidness and asked does he sit to the right of a right hander - - - ta daa elbows at dawn.
Anywhere he sits school desk, dinner table give him left side room, make teacher aware several times till its drummed in.. my son has been at this school since yr1.. I now make a point of making a large very clear note on their homework books..
Sorry went on a bit there

Yeh i have been doing that for him. The pencil is harder to write with cause you have to push it dont you instead of pulling it. Any advice on that?? xx

Eh??
I don't know what you mean push instead of pull.....

It comes naturally to him, I've always wanted to learn to knit, but no-one can teach me cos all my family are them funny right handed folk
He will get it, the same as a right handed 4 yr old would... You can only encourage him but he'll find his comfort zone honest

Thank girls i feel so much better now. I have been worrying about this for ages xxxxxx

Matt is a "south paw" as well! Runs in all the males on the Bowers side of the family for some reason. Just to let you know that Lefties use both sides of their brains and are usually more creative that right handed people. They usually excel in the arts - music, literature, painting and drawing. They do make specialized pens/pencils as well as several other items for those that are left handed. xxx

mara wrote:

Yeh i have been doing that for him. The pencil is harder to write with cause you have to push it dont you instead of pulling it. Any advice on that?? xx

mara, i know a lot of 'rightys' who do that too. my auntie and cousine are ,leftys' and both write neatley

ps-katie i do that with the paper too, im a righty though

xx

the OH is left handed and i think Lilly may well end up left handed ( mprob to early to tell) but she does everything with her left hand (eating drawing etc)
OH turns paper 90 degs too!!
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