Appalling handwriting
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Re: Appalling handwriting
As others my ds is a left hander too, bless them and their smudgy ways!
Dont let him whitewash the situation by saying his fingers hurt when he is taught how to hold the pen correctly, his hand correctly, sit straight, angle paper etc etc by the specialist. Yes it does hurt, but as my son was doing goalie training at the time, covered in bruises, and aching from stretches, i pointed out the obvious. Once he finally knuckled down to his practice it became easier and he ws far less stressd about the thought of getting told off/left behind at gs.
Dont let him whitewash the situation by saying his fingers hurt when he is taught how to hold the pen correctly, his hand correctly, sit straight, angle paper etc etc by the specialist. Yes it does hurt, but as my son was doing goalie training at the time, covered in bruises, and aching from stretches, i pointed out the obvious. Once he finally knuckled down to his practice it became easier and he ws far less stressd about the thought of getting told off/left behind at gs.
Re: Appalling handwriting
Hand pain when writing may be related to hypermobility or developmental co-ordination disorder.
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In the case of my ds, it was purely tension, and his fingers adjusting to different positions, he has no problems at all now, and had no problems when he was holding his pen in a sloppy way, which i suspect would occur with a medical condition. The ot/mn specialist will spot any problems with the posters child, and very hopefully it will just be bad habits, as these can be sorted out with perseverance.
Just to clarify i was not bullying my ds, everybody grts achy fingers sometimes, eg. When doing lots of colouring in, he just hsated writing, so the ache became a bigger issue than it really was.
Just to clarify i was not bullying my ds, everybody grts achy fingers sometimes, eg. When doing lots of colouring in, he just hsated writing, so the ache became a bigger issue than it really was.
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Who taught him? I have used an OT for an assessment, but the follow-up is distinctly wishy washy despite the cost!southbucks3 wrote:As others my ds is a left hander too, bless them and their smudgy ways!
Dont let him whitewash the situation by saying his fingers hurt when he is taught how to hold the pen correctly, his hand correctly, sit straight, angle paper etc etc by the specialist. Yes it does hurt, but as my son was doing goalie training at the time, covered in bruises, and aching from stretches, i pointed out the obvious. Once he finally knuckled down to his practice it became easier and he ws far less stressd about the thought of getting told off/left behind at gs.
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He was taught repetitively by all and sundry and would get better, then sloppy again until the heavy work load and increases speed required in yr 6 meant the style went out of the window completly. I must re iterate though, a heavy dose of mummy nagging and tutoring and all is resolved.
The purpose of my post was to offer first poster hope and solidarity, rather than leaving her thinking her son will have a never ending uphill struggle with his hand writing.
The purpose of my post was to offer first poster hope and solidarity, rather than leaving her thinking her son will have a never ending uphill struggle with his hand writing.
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Thanks all and in particular southbucks3. So glad to know I'm not alone and it's great to share the experiences of others. It's so hard to communicate with other mums at the sch gate - all I ever seem to hear is how perfect they DC are - which isn't much help lol