When did your DC tell their left from their right?

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That's it really. Just curious when this typically happens.

I am the wrong side of 40 and I still have difficulty telling my left from my right

It's something you can do or you can't. Lots of adults struggle with it and have 'techniques' to help them remember. My Mum for example knows her wedding ring is on her left hand and just remembers that.

My dd is 3.4 and has known left from right for a couple of months only.

My DD is 2.2yrs and has learnt this recently. I think thats pretty early though.

I struggle, which is particularly difficult in Belgium where all traffic coming from the right has prioriy. I am 46. DD has the same issues (not the driving one obviously), she is 9.4 and cant tell her arse from her elbow.
I am fine when it is my left or right, but the mirror image thing does my brain in.

DS1 (3.5) has recently worked it out and is obsessed with it now. Constantly saying 'is this my right hand', 'is this my left hand' as he knows it is and he always gets it right.

but he doesn't get it from me, as I regularly get it wrong, and even got it wrong in my driving test

Ds was about 2.3 or maybe slightly younger, not sure, but would not say that is the norm. At almost 3 you can say to him turn left, turn right etc and he knows now no problem

My dd still gets it wrong at 9; my mother does too at 70 - I think it is hereditary

I teach children that the left hand makes a L shape if you make a 90 degree angle between your fingers and thumb if it helps?

I don't really think there is an age where they get it, some never do!

Anyone else?

DH is intensively training both DTs (2.6) on right and left - I think he is terrified that they will take after me .

Still curious about when DH can expect to see some results from his efforts.

I think it all depends to be honest. My DS has a memory like a sponge, everything just soaks right in (he can't speak mind you!) and anything like that that you tell him - well that's it he just knows! He is also mad mad mad on cars so has associated the left and right thing with cars turning as well so think that has helped - it has a useful meaning to him!! Oh and he is very aware of shoes needing to be on the right feet too!

About 3.5?

if you're right handed, Right in the hand you write with ... the other is ovbious. Not as easy if you're a lefty ... that's how I remember. Very common for women to be rubbish with this btw

At +40yrs I still don't know my left from right. I had L and R inked onto the backs of my hands by well-meaning teachers so many times that even today I stare at the back of my hands to second-guess L from R.
My driving test was a nightmare - went miles off-route taking wrong turns...
Apparently it's a dyslexia/right-brained thing. Not a woman thing

both ds from about three. we did the write with your right hand thing which they understood.

also i got them to point in the car which direction i had to go, i need to go left which way is left??

thing is you have to start using words like, yes thats CORRECT instead yes thats right etc!

DS knows - he is 2.11/ He's known for a few months - we just brought it up in conversation - here is your right shoe, let's turn left etc.

For those that struggle - do you know the trick of putting your index finger and thumb at right angles?

You make these shapes:

I
I
I
I_

and

  I
  I
  I
  I

_

Your LEFT hand will make an "L" shape as in L for Left.

Might work for older DCs who know their letters?

Mine learned using the L method.
'Push away'
hold your hands out in front of you as if pushing something,
'drop your thumbs down'
'Look for the L'