How Do You Help A Left-Handed Child?
Since most people are right-handed, your child may come across several frustrations if she’s left-handed. You’ll want the child to learn to adapt at a young age when attempting to complete tasks at home or in a school setting. Start helping a left-handed child as soon as she shows dominance with that hand, typically in nursery school. Practice left-handed letter writing techniques. Your left-handed child will need to write in a different manner from his right-handed counterparts. When you write with your left hand, you have to write towards your body and push the pencil instead of writing away from your body and pulling the pencil. Mark the grip of the pencil. Left-handed children need to grip the pencil in a certain way so that they can see what they’re writing on the paper (see Resources). Remind them of the proper place to grip with their finger by placing a mark on their writing instruments. Purchase and use products designed for left-handed children. You’ll find specially designed
