Geraronden:

Im more worried on the strokes...as he is using his left hand stroke to writing on his right hand...as advised, im asking him to write zero anti clock wise as advised from one of the mummies here....cux his zero is clockwise now..

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Geraronden:

Mummies, I didnt force him to write with his right hand although im a right hander...It just happens that in Kindy, he started using his right hand to write so i didnt think it matter..but the tutor now told me it may pose a problem. cux he is using left hand strokes writing on his right hand and sometimes i see him using spoon on his left hand and he switches here and there until i am confuse as well. His dominent leg activities also on the left side, im kinda lost hahah thats why im here to see if any other mummies facing this problem and see where about i can resolved and help my darling son. haha

Hi Geraronden

yes, I do have a student who was originally left-handed but switched to his right hand when he was in K2. Everyone tried to make him switch back to left hand but he wouldn't listen (he also happens to have autism).

After a few months, his handwriting by right hand became neater. He can use scissors with right hand now. Like your child, his dominant side is left half of body. He usually starts new tasks with left hand. He may switch to right hand sometimes.

If he writes neatly and doesn't tire easily (ie with correct pressure), I don't see a problem.

As for me, I sometimes entertain my students by writing upside down and with both left and right hands.

Geraronden:

Mummies, I didnt force him to write with his right hand although im a right hander...It just happens that in Kindy, he started using his right hand to write so i didnt think it matter..but the tutor now told me it may pose a problem. cux he is using left hand strokes writing on his right hand and sometimes i see him using spoon on his left hand and he switches here and there until i am confuse as well. His dominent leg activities also on the left side, im kinda lost hahah thats why im here to see if any other mummies facing this problem and see where about i can resolved and help my darling son. haha

Happy Mama:

tamarind:

Hi Geraronden,

Just to clarify, is your son originally a left hander or right hander ?
I am not sure what you mean that he can no longer write with his left hand. Do you mean that he was a left hander but you trained him to write with right hand ? Why is this necessary ?

Counting Chinese strokes is the least important part of learning Chinese. In fact, I did not count strokes any more after P1, and I had high marks in Chinese all the time.

Anyway, my boy is left handed, writes Chinese with his left hand, and always count all the strokes correctly. All the experts in Berries did not make him write with right hand. His Berries teacher even told me that he has no problem with writing at all.

Also one more thing is about the correct sequence of strokes. Every Chinese teacher may tell you that this is very important. But the fact is that except for one or two tests in P1 for a few words, no one checks whether the child is writing words in the correct sequence of strokes. Teachers are not so free to stand beside each child to watch him write. After a Chinese character is written, and if all the strokes are in the right place, nobody knows what sequence it is written with.

Yes, I agree with Tamarind. Sequence of strokes used to be very important during my time, but not anymore. Moreover, who knows in future kids will be doing their tests/exams online, so strokes and nice handwriting no longer matter.

tamarind:

Hi Geraronden,

Just to clarify, is your son originally a left hander or right hander ?
I am not sure what you mean that he can no longer write with his left hand. Do you mean that he was a left hander but you trained him to write with right hand ? Why is this necessary ?

Counting Chinese strokes is the least important part of learning Chinese. In fact, I did not count strokes any more after P1, and I had high marks in Chinese all the time.

Anyway, my boy is left handed, writes Chinese with his left hand, and always count all the strokes correctly. All the experts in Berries did not make him write with right hand. His Berries teacher even told me that he has no problem with writing at all.

Also one more thing is about the correct sequence of strokes. Every Chinese teacher may tell you that this is very important. But the fact is that except for one or two tests in P1 for a few words, no one checks whether the child is writing words in the correct sequence of strokes. Teachers are not so free to stand beside each child to watch him write. After a Chinese character is written, and if all the strokes are in the right place, nobody knows what sequence it is written with.

Blobbi:

Hi geraronden,


Sounds like my son. He writes with his right hand but has left handed style strokes. He also eats with his left hand (although he switches to the right if it's more convenient) and his dominant leg for activities is left. He still writes with his left hand sometimes.

Its all about practice. Try to get your son to practice the proper strkes. Like draw anti clockwise circles 10 times here and there. For Chinese, no choice- slow and proper training of the strokes. Start with the basic strokes. I have to keep reminding my son. But the good news is that it will habitualize after awhile. Mind you, when he's tired, he reverts to default. But just remind. It will happen.