Dd (just 3) is really keen on her emerging reading skills, and seems to be doing well with this. She is also keen on starting to write, but in this area seems to be lagging behind her reading (as far as I can tell - no expert!) I know this could well just be a normal developmental thing. But I have been wondering...
Today, for example, we were doing some of the literacy and maths bits in one of those toddler magazines. There was a space for them to write their name, and she wanted to have a go, so I just thought I'd let her have at it, without any help. Her name has an "a", which she did first, quite well. It also has a "v", which she wrote as an "n". She identified that she'd done it upside down, laughed about it, attempted it a few times more, but it always came out as an "n". This is typical - she's fine with the ball and stick type letters, and ones like "i", "t", "l" etc, but anything else just comes out unrecognisable.
I realised very recently that she will pick up the pen when she wants to write (or draw) in either hand - probably as many times for each. I always encourage her to swap to her right, as I had just assumed right handedness (I know I shouldn't have).
So how can I tell, and what is best to do? Can I even tell yet? Should I just not mention it, so she has a go with either?
For what it's worth, dh is convinced she's right-footed (in a footballing sense). I think he's right. But don't know if there's any correlation?
Sorry for massive (quite boring) post! Any insights most gratefully received!