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Right/Left handed- when can you tell?
I always thought that you couldn't tell if a child was right or left handed until really late, like when they start writing. But at 15 months Bethany is already showing a real preference for her right hand- she uses it most of the time for feeding herself, scribbling, signing. She doesn't have any problems using her left, so I'm not worried, but just wondered if anyone else has noticed the same thing?
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I'm very disappointed as I'm a left hander and I hoped one of them might be! I feel quite special though as both my parents are right handed so there was only a 2% chance I'd be a lefty
My great grandad was left handed and at school he was told it was wrong and forced to use his right hand, so he became ambidextrous!
Sorry for lefty turn that this reply took it's not really relevant but I love to share!
So, in answer, I think you can have an idea from very early on!
I thinnk our los can give us a certain diea which hand is more dominant, however I guess when they start writing thasnwer is alot more definate.
Our lo from a very early age has been more dominate with her left hand it always seemed to grasp things quicker than her right and ahve more strength. She uses both hands but if you put something in her right hand she will move it to her elft to use, she holds pens, spoons, toys balls to throw etc in her elft hand. She has started to drink from a cup one handed and will hold it with her left hand.
My family are all right hand. My husbands parents are right handed and 4/6 children are left handed. Out of the oldest 4 only 1 is right handed. I couldnt tell you how many times my mil has told me this and how statisticly (?sp) they say theres a 25% your child will be left handed if both parents are right handed. Sorry Ive gone off on a tangent there!
lea - as my husband says as a lefty himself, you are that bit more special as its less common! lol
But now at 2 years he is defo left handed, he eats, draws, picks everything up with his left and he also kicks with his left foot.
Another good way to tell with a toddler is which leg they are most steadiest on when they lift their legs up. and again Shea is more supported when stood just on left leg rather than his right.
there was a good article on be this week about lefties, not sure if its still there
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apparently they can still chenge which hand they write up until the age of 7, but im certain that my two are destined to be right handers. x
Things like eating, drawing, shape sorter, pointing, putting his hand to his mouth to blow kissess, putting his finger to his mouth to say shhh, he has reversed all of his signs (signing mummies will know what I am saying - I put my right hand flat over my left fist to sign 'more', lo will put his left hand over his right fist) .. so many things.
And claire, yes, he kicks with his left foot and is more stable on his left leg too.
I heard a lot that you can't tell whether children are lefties or righties, and so I kept an open mind, but I am now absolutely 100% sure that lo is a leftie, and I knew before he was a year old.
Not one person in mine or my husband's families are lefties though.