Left-handed or Right-handed
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At What Age Is Your Child a Lefty or Righty?
Asked by C.G. from Davenport
on March 3, 2009
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Please help my husband and I solve a long-going debate...I was wondering what age you can tell if your child is going to be a lefty or righty? Our son is 3 1/2 & 90% ...
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- If he is using his left hand for almost everything then he's going to be left handed, or south paw. There is nothing wrong with it and he's not going to suffer anythin...
- I'm pretty sure he will be a lefty. My daughter was and she used her left hand for all of those things. It does not matter if both parents are right handed, their ch...
- My son was a lefty with everything he did, until he went to kindergarten. He switched to being a righty. I am a lefty and my husband is a righty. I would guess tha...
To Do Lefty or to Do Righty
Asked by A.F. from Norfolk
on October 11, 2011
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I looked back and couldn't quite find the answer I was looking for so I'm gonna ask.
Our 4 year old son is a lefty, it took no time to figure that one out. I can r...
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- A.: DO NOT DISCOURAGE HIM from using both hands!! I can use both of mine as well, not as good as I used to but I can use - write and eat with both. Eventually he...
- Let him go--he may not have fully developed a dominant side yet--but most likely he will. BTW, hand dominance is not directly related to brain dominance. And, remem...
- our daughter, ( i have full bragging rights here ), is a lefty..we think. the best thing to do is to wait and let the child figure out which hand he/she prefers to use...
Lefty or Righty?
Asked by A.A. from Tulsa
on September 17, 2011
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My 5 month old son recently discovered what he's got that makes him a boy. Now we play "let go of that so mommy can fasten your diaper!" a million times a day. I not...
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- My oldest is a lefty and he started using his left hand as soon as he started reaching for things probably around 5 months. Everyone said that it's too early to tell ...
- Interesting.... it usually doesn't show up that early. Here's one thing a teacher told me at a preschool screening LONG ago.... Once they are at an age where the...
- Usually by age 2 you know for sure. Up until then, they can be pretty ambidextrous. A leftie would be fun!
Lefty or Righty
Asked by L.H. from Dallas
on June 24, 2008
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I just read a question and answer post about a left handed child. Here's my problem, my son will be 4 in October and he doesn't seem to have a strong preference to ei...
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- Leave the child alone with whatever hand he uses for what.
- Your son may be ambidextrous (sp?) which I think is great so I don't suggest pushing him to favor one hand over the other. If he can use both, let him learn to use both!
- Please do not encourage wither hand. My youngest son is 7 and still uses both hands. He finally chose his right to write with but when he colors, which ever side of t...
Teaching a Leftie How to Write
Asked by C.B. from Kansas City
on February 12, 2007
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Has anyone ever taught a leftie how to write? I am right handed and homeschooling my left handed four year old. She's having the hardest time writing because I don't...
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- My son is a leftie as well and both my husband and I are right-handed. I found this website that sends monthly newsletters. Also, I bought a book called "Loving Leftie...
- I am left handed and I remember having a hard time learning to write cursive because it was hard to get the slant correct. That is why a lot of lefties end of turning...
- Hi C., I am a leftie, when I was learning I was taught the mirroring technique. I would sit across from someone who was a rightie, and we both wrote the same thing ...
Lefty or Righty?
Asked by K.T. from Columbus
on March 30, 2008
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I was just curious if anyone knows when it becomes clear whether a child will be left-handed or right-handed. I have a daughter who will be 2 years old in May and she...
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- HI KT, I'd say its pretty clear that she favors her left hand. I have a son who is ambidextrous- he does some things righty and some things lefty. The only real chal...
- Dear K, In my experience my daughter was left-handed from early on. She is 3.5 now. My son is almost 2 and it is not clear which hand he will favor. He eats mos...
- Hi! I'm the mother of three children, 10, 7 & 4. One girl and 2 boys. Although none of my children are lefties, my husband is. My mohter-in-law had told me that sh...
JFF - How Soon Can You Tell If Your Child Is Going to Be a Righty or a Lefty?
Asked by L.W. from Dallas
on June 30, 2011
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I'm just curious is all. I'm right handed and come from a family of "righty's" but my husband is left handed. Our daughter is right handed but I can't tell what our ...
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- i was ambidextrous until i started school they made me write with my right hand. most schools do this. if a child can use both, they will typically make them use the r...
- my daughter is a lefty she eats with her left drinks with her left writes with her left throws with her left she has been doing all this since 18 months or so
- My 4 year old is still deciding. He can bat left handed or right handed. He colors with both. I think that in elementary school when they start writing so much more ...
How Did You Know Your Little One Was a Lefty?
Asked by E.M. from Phoenix
on March 31, 2011
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My husband and I have a little bet, he is a lefty and I was for sure one of our three kids would be! Well we have one left that is undetermined, our daughter! She is ...
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- My husband is also a lefty. I thought for sure our one daughter would be one as she did many things lefty. But she'd always go back and forth. She was a better base...
- My oldest is a lefty (he is 5). He used both hands for a long time, but favored the left. He was a true lefty by age 3. My second son just turned 3 and is definitel...
- An easy test is this- hand your little one a small toy, now hand her another. If she passes the toy from her left hand to her right to pick up the new toy with her le...
Left Handedness??
Asked by H.G. from Milwaukee
on December 15, 2006
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My 2 year old almost always uses her left hand to color and eat. We have no relatives whom are left handed. Isn't it genetic? Does this mean she is left handed or is i...
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- I am a lefty (I am actually ambi-dextrous thanks to the right handed world we live in!) and my mom knew when I was six months old that I was a lefty, and neither of my...
- Hi H.! Honestly, I feel it is too early for you to kow. My daughter was the same way (and she has many relatives that are left handed). She now writes with her righ...
- If left handedness is genetic, I have a serious problem :) My parents are both right handed and I'm left. So is my husband, but our 5 year old son is right. I asked...
How Do I Teach My "Lefty" How to Write Correctly?!?!?!
Asked by A.H. from Nashville
on June 18, 2009
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Hey there ladies! I have a three-year-old boy (will be 4 in Aug.)that is already reading and spelling simple words. He also knows how to write his letters, but is havi...
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- My son is a lefty too. I have been told to try Handwriting Without Tears. I was told that it was developed for lefties. I haven't tried it yet, as I was told this yest...
- Children do not actually develop what hand they will write with until about age 5. at 3 my daughter was also using her left hand. dont worry about this too much. you c...
- He'll ultimately have to figure out on his own how he writes. At 3, all you can probably do is try to guide him away from any 'wrong' ways to do it. I believe just ...
