I'm sure this must be a common complaint for 'young' summer-born boys.
I still find it frustratingly painful to watch DS2 (7.5) write. It still looks like such a struggle for him. His pencil grip isn't ideal (he brings his thumb up over his finger, rather than 'pincer grip') and although he is using pencil grips it doesn't seem to have helped that much.
He presses hard, and although his is mostly doing joined up writing it is still painfully slow.
He is good at Maths, but falling behind in English, and I'm sure it's because he physically CAN'T write fast, not because he doesn't have the ideas etc.
His teacher last year weas very helpful - was happy to let him use pencil grips etc, but said it was very hard to change a pencil grip once a child got into 'bad habits' (I think this was a snipe at the fact that he oved from another school at the end of Reception .
his teacher this year has said he needs to 'speed up' but hasn't offered many practical solutions .
Just wondering if anyone has had this experience and has any advice?
Does it really 'just happen' as they get older/ stronger muscles, or should I be maing him do more practice? (Hard to see how, as he already is very tired after school, and is very resistent to me giving him 'homework' !)