Left Hander- how to correct?

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:20:13 GMT

peillyn — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:20:13 GMT

My kid is a left-hander too, she enjoys everything her righthanded sis does, now with all the special scissors for land handers, actually really no diff between left and right hander.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:31:41 GMT

Ichigokun — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:31:41 GMT

IMO, what's wrong with being a left-hander? Doesn't miss out on anything

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:13:56 GMT

Kuasimi — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:13:56 GMT

cherrygal:
I bought the Westcott brand of kids scissors from Giant Hypermart. It can be used by both left and right handers. Comes 2 in a pack. My leftie boy told me it's good.

There are more and more items for lefties sold at normal retail outlets. You just have to read the labels.

Thanks Cherrygal! Will check it out at Gaint. Wonder if Popular has it too... :roll:

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:28:11 GMT

cherrygal — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:28:11 GMT

I bought the Westcott brand of kids scissors from Giant Hypermart. It can be used by both left and right handers. Comes 2 in a pack. My leftie boy told me it’s good.

There are more and more items for lefties sold at normal retail outlets. You just have to read the labels.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:52:22 GMT

Kuasimi — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:52:22 GMT

Hi there, does anyone out there know if there’s any shop that sells stationery like scissor for left-handed? My dd is struggling with using the normal scissor with her school work…TIA

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:57:55 GMT

Mdm Koh — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:57:55 GMT

My dad's a left-hander too. A few of my students are also left-handed. It's not a prob.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:22:20 GMT

sall — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:22:20 GMT

If you go to google to check, you can see a lot of great scientists, musicians and artists who are left-handed. There’s really no need to correct, don’t go against nature.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:17:09 GMT

chenwj — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:17:09 GMT

Don't need to correct left handers la I'm a left hander, my dad's a left hander, my son's a left hander too. :scared: Must be the genes!

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:21:25 GMT

kayemoss — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:21:25 GMT

I m born a left hander… I m lucky my parents din force me to be a right hander.

My daughter is actually a leftie like me but she was put in the childcare whereby she is taught using her right hand to write. So, in a way… she is being corrected.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:10:55 GMT

concern2 — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:10:55 GMT

jenao:
concern2:

I bring this topic up again because jenao has a new thread on the same topic \"Left hand or right hand?\"

Going back to what I said in 2009, my son is still very much a left-handed, and my DH is still hubbing about it like he's some sort of a handicap.

To update, he's stopped learning the abacus after about 2 years, and have moved on to musical instruments and he's enjoying it.
Thanks for bringing this up again. What kind of musical instrument is he learning? Dd seem to be very interested in music, so am wondering if we shld start her on the piano or something, tho none of us are the musical sort.

If finance isn't an issue, I personally think piano is the best, as it encourages use of both hands. It trains dexterity in both hands. There are also pop-piano and organ lessons in groups which allow parents to join in. Since both you and your DH do not have any music background, it may help if you can take turns going to the class with your child.

My son has picked up the violin and trombone as they are offered in his primary school. I didn't want to invest too much in his music lesson. However, now that he is older and have more choices of CCAs, his interest is also getting more diverse, including badminton and hockey. Hopefully when he gets to join these sports, he will have more opportunities to strengthen his right hand.

Hope this helps...

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:50:03 GMT

jenao — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:50:03 GMT

concern2:

I bring this topic up again because jenao has a new thread on the same topic \"Left hand or right hand?\"

Going back to what I said in 2009, my son is still very much a left-handed, and my DH is still hubbing about it like he's some sort of a handicap.

To update, he's stopped learning the abacus after about 2 years, and have moved on to musical instruments and he's enjoying it.

Thanks for bringing this up again. What kind of musical instrument is he learning? Dd seem to be very interested in music, so am wondering if we shld start her on the piano or something, tho none of us are the musical sort.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:02:59 GMT

concern2 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:02:59 GMT

concern2:
Hi JHJC,

Ok, my husband's point of view is the inconvenience it will bring, esp. when he has to do NS, difficulty aiming with rifle. My opinion is, no need to correct, but I respect my husband's point of view, so instead of forcing our son to use his right hand in everything, we encourage him to use his right hand MORE OFTEN. How? Learning to play the piano is one of them, and certainly violin/harp/violin needs 2 hands to coordinate. This way, he's exercising both sides of his brain.

In case you are wondering whether my son plays any musical instrument? Well, I tried, but he wasn't interested, so we got into Abacus from CMA instead (use 2 hands)!!!

I bring this topic up again because jenao has a new thread on the same topic \"Left hand or right hand?\"

Going back to what I said in 2009, my son is still very much a left-handed, and my DH is still hubbing about it like he's some sort of a handicap.

To update, he's stopped learning the abacus after about 2 years, and have moved on to musical instruments and he's enjoying it.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:12:02 GMT

cnimed — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:12:02 GMT

Mummy Koala Bear:
i have to admit that it can be a little sad to see my leftie gal struggling with the magnetic board (whose pen is always strapped on the right side of the board!)

aiyah, just turn the board upside down or cut the string!

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:30:25 GMT

Mummy Koala Bear — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:30:25 GMT

Hi,

Me a leftie, and my parents and siblings are all right-handed. But my parents were quite happy to leave me alone. In fact, my mum kept saying that it's probably in the family, 'cos my maternal granddad and some aunts are more lefties, but were forced to correct to using their right hand (hence, some are now able to write or use chopsticks with both).

Personally, though it can be sometimes inconvenient to be a leftie (eg using can opener, peeler, etc), I am quite glad my parents didn't force me to change. Are lefties smarter? One article I read eons back said that lefties, being the minority in a rightie-world, are forced to use both sides of their brains and to think / see differently (since some things are not designed for us lefties). That's why they seem smart....

My twin gals are now 2 years old, and ever since they started stretching out their hands to hold toys, pens, etc, one naturally uses her left hand, while the other, her right. We also didn't want to force any changes. But i have to admit that it can be a little sad to see my leftie gal struggling with the magnetic board (whose pen is always strapped on the right side of the board!)

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:08:52 GMT

3Boys — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:08:52 GMT

Wiki --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handed

sob sob, so many disadvantages in life for lefties...... NOT!

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:50:04 GMT

3Boys — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:50:04 GMT

ZacK:
3Boys:
[quote=\"nonKiasu\"]
Yes, my hubby has the same concern as concern2 abt NS. He said that riffle for lefties are old technology. Glad to hear from 3boys that this is not true.
Ok, did a little research; my bad :oops: , the new SAR21 is apparently a strictly right handed use weapon. Still, I wouldn't consider that to be a reason to enforce right-handedness on my son.

Hmmm perhaps by the time your son goes to NS... They shd have come out with SAR210 already lar which hopefully would have fixed this prob

Anyway depending which vocation they go to... May not need to touch the rifle at all... Most active servicemen will only get to go for live firing perhaps once or twice during their active service? Then perhaps a few more times during reservist, in my 10 years reservist cycle only went for range twice so far... Even then I wouldnt change their natural tendencies just so that they can handle rifles. IMO. :|[/quote]Agreed. Unfortunately the trend appears to be heading towards bull-pup design assault weapons, which generally pose greater problems for lefties than standard design rifles. Still, as you say, I wouldn't change handedness of my child just for that. Would be a shame though, had gotten some trophies and awards in my time for marksmanship, shooting lefthanded. If my boy is left master eye too, it would be tricky.

P.S. I love range!

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:51:16 GMT

winth — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:51:16 GMT

Hi, DS2 looks like a leftie too.

His basic instinct is to use his left to do all the feeding and writing. When he’s tired with the left, he switches to use his right hand.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:38:00 GMT

ZacK — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:38:00 GMT

3Boys:
nonKiasu:

Yes, my hubby has the same concern as concern2 abt NS. He said that riffle for lefties are old technology. Glad to hear from 3boys that this is not true.
Ok, did a little research; my bad :oops: , the new SAR21 is apparently a strictly right handed use weapon. Still, I wouldn't consider that to be a reason to enforce right-handedness on my son.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:31:29 GMT

3Boys — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:31:29 GMT

nonKiasu:
3Boys:
[quote=\"nonKiasu\"]
Yes, my hubby has the same concern as concern2 abt NS. He said that riffle for lefties are old technology. Glad to hear from 3boys that this is not true.
Ok, did a little research; my bad :oops: , the new SAR21 is apparently a strictly right handed use weapon. Still, I wouldn't consider that to be a reason to enforce right-handedness on my son.

Did you manage to find out what is the riffle model for leftie? My hubby say it is more prone to injuries than those for right-hand ones. Hopefully, 13 years later, the technology for leftie is as good.[/quote]The old M-16 can be used left and right handed. The new SAR-21 looks like its right hand use only.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:00:02 GMT

nonKiasu — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:00:02 GMT

3Boys:
nonKiasu:

Yes, my hubby has the same concern as concern2 abt NS. He said that riffle for lefties are old technology. Glad to hear from 3boys that this is not true.
Ok, did a little research; my bad :oops: , the new SAR21 is apparently a strictly right handed use weapon. Still, I wouldn't consider that to be a reason to enforce right-handedness on my son.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Sun, 31 May 2009 15:37:13 GMT

Picolo — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:37:13 GMT

nonKiasu:
Picolo:
I remember a research that reported that, the older the mother when she gives birth, the higher the chance her child is a leftie.

Hi, Picolo. I think it is just coincident? I deliver my triplets at 36 (consider old enough?) and only 1/3 is leftie. (hee, what a percentage)

Well, isn't it good enough? Higher chance doesn't mean 100% chance. Remember that lefties are still the minority. Anyway, just take info/statistics from research papers as a pinch of salt, as a wise gynae told me before, when an incident happens to you, it's either 1 or 0, nothing in between.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Sun, 31 May 2009 09:46:19 GMT

3Boys — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:46:19 GMT

nonKiasu:

Yes, my hubby has the same concern as concern2 abt NS. He said that riffle for lefties are old technology. Glad to hear from 3boys that this is not true.

Ok, did a little research; my bad :oops: , the new SAR21 is apparently a strictly right handed use weapon. Still, I wouldn't consider that to be a reason to enforce right-handedness on my son.

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Sat, 30 May 2009 16:22:02 GMT

nonKiasu — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:22:02 GMT

Hi, JHJC. Both my hubby and me are right handed. Among my triplets, I have a set of identical twins. My identical twins are actually opposite in almost everything - 1 leftie and 1 rightie. The leftie is a perfectionst while the rightie is easy-going (so easy-going that at 4 y.o, he don't care even the slippers are worn on the wrong side!).... and many countless opposites....

Now, I don't correct my leftie for many reasons. First, I am too busy (or lazy) to go against nature. Secondly, when they are 3 y.o, I tried to get his childcare teacher to support me but unfortunately she is a leftie too and had went thru the pain of being forced to use right hand (she still using left hand to write). I also found that his dominant eye is left eye. Finally, the most impt is that being a perfectionist, he is frustrated when he can't achieve nice handwriting. With his left hand, he writes beautifully. So, I think it is better to leave him as it is.

Yes, my hubby has the same concern as concern2 abt NS. He said that riffle for lefties are old technology. Glad to hear from 3boys that this is not true.

Picolo:
I remember a research that reported that, the older the mother when she gives birth, the higher the chance her child is a leftie.

Hi, Picolo. I think it is just coincident? I deliver my triplets at 36 (consider old enough?) and only 1/3 is leftie. (hee, what a percentage)

Reply to Left Hander- how to correct? on Sat, 30 May 2009 15:46:11 GMT

Picolo — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:46:11 GMT

I am a left-hander, so is my hubby. However, only our youngest son is a leftie. I remember a research that reported that, the older the mother when she gives birth, the higher the chance her child is a leftie. Interesting. So far, this has proven to be correct based on my own experience - my mum is a leftie and when she gave birth to my younger bro and I, she was much older and my younger bro and I are lefties thou' our older siblings are right-handed. As for my hubby, he is the youngest and he is the only leftie in his family. And now, only my youngest is a leftie.

My old classmates used to admire my beautiful handwriting so much, they gave me a nickname. So, I don't agree that lefties always have bad handwriting.

taslyn:
...but not so good for gers - boys get very far ahead in life being lefties while gers lag behind...

Definitely sounds like nonsense to me

When I was in about pri 1, I could write with both hands. However, when speed became a concern (cannot dilly-dally) I started to lose the abilty to write with my right hand. When I was young, we used to have meals on round tables. So, it became a natural thing for me to hold my chopsticks with the right hand for practical reasons. Another practical thing that I do is to control my mouse with my right hand. I find that in this aspect, I am better off than those who can't cos I can write with my left hand and control the mouse with the right hand at the same time.

There's many things I have forgotten but surprisingly, I always have the image of my kindy teacher gently (and quietly) removing my pencil from my left hand and put it over to my right hand. I pretended to write with my right hand but once she walked away, I returned the pencil to my left hand... Strange that I always have this image and I wonder why...