[Solved] Left Handed

Hi Bigfish
you may find the following site helpful - http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/writing.html

HI BigFish

As someone who was left handed, but at primary school in the 70's got rapped across the knuckles every time i picked up a pencil, i now write right handed but in every other area i use my left hand. I actually feel annoyed about writing right handed as i feel like i'm not quite right somehow, if you get what i mean.

Left handed people are right side brain dominant, which should mean your son is more "creative/practical" than "acedemic" so things like art, engish literature, drama, music, sport etc might be his thing as he grows up.

I would say simply encourage him in his writing tech as you would any child, schools are used to left handers writing and your sons teachers will be able to support him and you. Its no big deal these days although he will get more time alloted to him for exams and things due to his left handedness.

check these out for more practical advice
http://www.parentingwithouttears.com/ar ... lefthanded
http://www.lefthandedchildren.org/

Thanks, these help.

My daughter is a leftie and we got her a left handed fountain pen which really helped cos the grip was suited to the way she needed to hold it.

My wife is a leftie and i think she said it takes longer for lefties to get neat with their writing but as with everything - they get there is the end.

Should I encourage him to use a computer mouse in his right hand? Predominant left-clicking is for right-handers, right?

Speaking as a leftie I've not noticed many problems.

When buying a mouse, just make sure it's not moulded for the right hand so it's not uncofortable for her to use, and get a wireless keyboard and mouse so it's easy to move from one side of the keyboard to the other.

Re: Handwriting...does it ever get neat!!??

Hi BigFish

Most mice? mouses? are designed for use in both hands. To reconfigure the left and right buttons go to Control Panel, then Mouse, Mouse Properties and then reconfigure left and right buttons as required. 🙂

Hope this helps.

Jamie

I am appalled at Freerunner's teachers.

In my opinion, under no circumstances should you try to get your child to use anything other than the hand they normally (unconsciously) use as I am reasonably sure there is a body of evidence showing that this can hinder a childs development.

I write with my left hand (but according to my cousin, who is a GP, I am technically 'non right handed' as I do most other things with my right hand, including using a mouse) and my writing isn't as neat as many right handers - but the reason for this is a) I was taught to write with a fountain pen, and b) we right from left to right - this means that a left hander has to be taught to write around the words they have just written, otherwise your hand smudges the wet ink. I would think that a left hander being taught to write using a pencil or ball point would be just as neat as a right hander.

Oh, just read the post about left handed pens - I tried these when I was at school (weird shaped nib) but gave up with them fairly quickly. A normal fountain pen, in my opinion, works just as well (but a good one works even better).