How early did you know your child was left-handed?

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Just that really! My 13 month old always picks food up with her left hand but wondering if it’s determined this early.

About 3 months -

Same with others they reach for toys and favour left hand.

Ds2 was seen as left handed from reception but did any stuff sport right handed

no one seemed to know he was left handed in junior school 😳

got to year 6 and the teacher at parents evening said ‘its not like he is left handed’

poor little devil couldn’t work out why he wasn’t being praised in Victorian day at school for trying to write right handed 🥺

My DS used to pick things up with his left hand but if I was giving him a toy or food I used to veer towards his right side so he grasped them with his right. I thought writing etc would be easier if he were right handed ( he was born before computers were part of life). I wouldn’t have forced the issue but at 13 months he was ambidextrous and it would have gone either way. Gradually he preferred using his right hand.

About 6 months-ish although it didn't become very obvious until he was about a year old. No left handed people in the family so very random!

I have two sinister kids.

With my eldest, it was clear from when he was very young that he had a preference for his left hand. He is autistic and just generally not very dexterous.

My youngest writes with his left hand but seems to use his right hand a lot more for other stuff.

I am ambidextrous as are my sisters. My mum and brothers are left handed too.

I can't remember exactly but it was under a year. I remember when she started nursery at 13 months telling her key worker I thought she was left handed. She's now 5 and definitely is.

All really interesting responses - thank you! I’m pretty certain DD is left handed based on this - she’s always had a preference but it’s a lot more obvious now she’s eating a lot more. Thanks again!

From about 3 months. In his baby bouncer he used to kick with only his left leg. But my DF and DSis are left handed so no real surprise.

At least now we're treated like normal people, dad was at primary school in Norfolk in the 50s, and had his left hand tied behind his back to make him write with his right hand. Didn't work...but meant he was an enthusiast for me, left handed pens, left handed cheque book, , scissors, if he heard of it, I got it.

Only one of my children is left handed (his father and I are both right handed) and he showed distinct hand preference by around 6 months.

I am ambidextrous but was taught to write with my right hand. DD was obviously left handed when she started eating/colouring with crayons prenursery, but has played some sports right handed.

As soon as DS2 started picking things up he clearly favoured his left hand. If I gave him things on his right side he would always pass them to his left hand. He's also left footed as well. He's naturally very left sided. When he was 5 he had an eye test which showed his right eye was weaker so had to use eye patches for a while to balance his vision out.

My DS2 was definitely left handed from about 6 months old.HE would grasp objects with his left hand, when he stared feeding himself at 10 months he would pick up the spoon with his left hand, if it was put into his right hand he would immediate transfer it to his left one.
He is 52 now.He manages right handed scissors his own way, always has done.He is dyslexic, the teacher in his reception class blamed it on him being left handed!. I told her this was rubbish as my father was left handed and never had any trouble with reading and writing.

I have twins one L one R and I could tell as soon as they started picking things up

Very early on DD showed a preference for her left hand (and left foot when she could kick a ball). She plays some racquet sports and minigolf righthanded. She reckons its a great advantage to be ambidextrous!

We bought her a lefthanded nib pen when she was learning to write at school otherwise she'd come home with her hand covered in ink.

No-one else in our families are left handed.

From as early as ds1 started to reach for things. His Dad was left handed and my Dad was too. I'm right handed and my other 2 DC are too.

We thought DD might be left handed as a toddler. She broke her left arm at 4yo, not long before starting school, so learnt to write with her right hand.
In Yr1 it was picked up her writing difficulties were due to her right hand being "weak"... but she wouldn't entertain trying with her left hand.

Shes a teenager now and ambidextrous. Its fascinating... she does Maths subjects with her left hand, and humanities with her right hand as it helps her think better. She enjoys painting and uses both depending on what she's doing.