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Subject: Re: handedness - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 12-Apr-84 12:27:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 12 12:27:00 1984
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uiucuxc!pking    Apr 12 11:27:00 1984

my first two childern showed little or no preference for
either hand until they began to use spoons themselves,
and crayons to draw, each were right handed, much to my
disappointment, i am left-handed and it has become 
difficult over the years to teach my right handed childern to
write, to play ball, to tie their shoes, etc, because what
i do seems backwards to them, i am forced to leave the teaching 
to their father and grandparents -- (i am the only left-hander
as far back as anyone can remember in my family) ---
my last child began showing a preference for her left hand 
at a very early age (2 months) when given a choice everything
would be taken and held by the left hand -- as she grew older
she continued this trait--she is two now and decidedly left-handed
she eats left handed and color/draws left handed, she may pick 
something up with her right hand (earlier she held her bottle in
her right hand to leave her left hand free for other things she
wanted to do) but usually she is using her left hand ---
so at last i have a child i can teach to write, and help do
all the things i couldn't with the other two ---
by the way-- my first child began making his letters similar to
the way i made mine in an effort to copy my style when he was
first learning to write, what resulted was a right handed child
making his letters look properly but going about it backwards --
i agree that each child should have a choice
.