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Raising a left handed child - do you need to do anything differently?

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KitKat1985 · 19/09/2015 09:59

Hi. This is possibly a really silly question but DD (aged 1) seems to be left handed (although it might be too early to know for sure - I've had conflicting information on when you can 'tell'). But she for example always eats with her left hand, and uses her left hand to hold a crayon etc. Do other people with left handed children buy specialist left-handed items to make it easier for them (e.g, left handed scissors etc) or do you just let your child get used to more 'standard' right-handed products? Are they any things that are harder for children when they are left-handed?

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 19/09/2015 20:42

I'm a leftie and only have a special potato peeler and an electric tin opener. Tilting your book as you write stops the smudging.
Apart from that no issues. I'm chuffed that DD is left handed too.

lljkk · 19/09/2015 20:54

@Outrageous: my Left-H uncle married a Left-H woman & they had 4 Left-H children.

We do nothing special. 3 lefties in the house. I bought left-handed scissors & 2 of them use the left-H scissors with their right hands and give me the "You're insane" look if I suggest they try using their left hands (sigh).

So I've tried absolutely nothing else. Stubborn lot.

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