My son is left handed.?

Question

My son is left handed but my wife and I are both right handed. We realize that we can not really teach our son how to write and cut because we see it differently. What can we do to help our child out to get better in writing and cutting?

Answer 1

What you are talking about is fine motor skills.  Leave the mechanics of writing and cutting to school activities.  If you want to work on fine motor skills with him, have him pick up small objects with tweezers, or roll out thin pieces of play dough into letters and shapes, write letters with his finger in shaving cream, pick up little sequins and buttons with his fingers.  All these activities will strengthen the fine movements of his fingers and in turn improve his pencil and scissor skills.

Answer 2

I also am left handed with two right handed parents.  We don't see it differently, we just prefer to use our left hands more frequently.  However, that being said, if you're looking to show how the hand should look while writing or using scissors, use a mirror.  It reverses the image making it appear to be left handed when you are using your right hand.

Answer 3

As a lefty born to righty parents, I had no issues. You can teach him just like you would any other child. You just need to help him put the scissors in his hand and the pencil in his hand. And for the person who said lefties are left brained, it's the opposite. Your right brain controls the left side of your body and vice versa. Lefties are more creativity oriented, not logically oriented.

Answer 4

I am left handed, but all my children are right-handed. You should not have any problems teaching your son to write or cut. If you are left or right handed does not matter- you still hold a pencil or scissors the same way, just in the opposite hand. None of my children have had any issues with writing or cutting. The best thing to do is just let them practice as often as they like! My little ones love cutting pictures out of magazines and glueing them onto paper, as well as writing with a variety of things such as pens, markers, crayons, etc... Also, it is well-known that many pre-schools and kindergartens use clay as a way for children to strengthen their fingers and hands, which will help them write better too. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

call a teacher that can do home school

Answer 6

They will do just fine following lessons in the playgroup. because he is a left-brainer, he will tend to be able to grasp new things much faster than a right-brainer children. No idea why.

Congratulations! Your son is a natural-born mathematician! 80% Left-handed people tends to do well in all aspects of science and mathematics. These uses more left-brain.

But, some of them will face difficulty with mastering languages and arts, because this uses more right-brain.

well, I suggest, instead of focusing on him to write properly, you should get him to read story books more often, get them to familiarise themselves with as much languages as they can while they are still young. =D

Answer 7

two things. 1. you hold a pencil and draw a circle. then give this child a pencil and ask him to draw one like you just did.

2. if you need to demonstrate use a mirror .

Answer 8

well you just have to do the normal thing and you kid will learned and so no matter what he can do anything that you guy can do with you right hand so just show him your way and they he will find it out his self!!!

Answer 9

You don't really have to "teach" him how to write or use a scissors.  He will use those tools in the way that best suits him to use them.

Remember, there is no "correct" way to hold a pencil or a scissors.  The outcome is what matters.

If you are overly concerned, let him observe other left-handers, but being a leftie myself I think you are worrying needlessly.