Lefty or RIghty?
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Topic: Lefty or RIghty?
Posted By: Bombshell
Subject: Lefty or RIghty?
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 9:24am
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so when did you first notice whether your child was left or right handed?
Gabriella seems to favour her left hand for picking things up, holding them etc etc...not too suprising given MIL and BIL are both leftys and my mum was ambidextrous as a child before school converted her o a righty I think i have a left handed child on my hands....anyone else notice early on or were right about their child?? just curious = time will tell of course.... |
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 9:41am
| I initially thought Alyssa might be a lefty as she used to use that hand all the time when she was smaller, but now she seems to be more obviously a righty... Not sure if it can change again though? |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 9:48am
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most children are ambidextrous till about 5yrs when they are starting to write more and will favour a particular side. Mercedes used her left hand for everything as a toddler including drawing at kindy etc but her second year at school she has changed to writing with her right hand. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 10:11am
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My Alan is a lefty I am sure fo it cause he tend's to dothing's better with his left hand I have known this scince he started feedign himself. I know Mikey is and have known form day one he is a thumb suker and suck's his left like i did when I wa little and i am a lefty.
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 12:12pm
| I think Jack is a righty I just noticed the other day that he draws with his right hand. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 12:51pm
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yeah she sucks her left thumb too....!!! she holds bottle with her left hand too....
will be interesting to see what pans out down the track. just never thought about this before.... |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 3:53pm
| Kobe always did things with his left, now its about even and Addison is the same, she sucks both thumbs and will use either hand. Ive read somewhere that prem babies are often left handed, something to do with the side of the brain that developes last. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 4:05pm
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Both my girls always use their right hand for cutlery, from before a year. Deb, I used to suck my left hand so I could crinkle the sheet with my right hand (I'm RH). -------------  |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 4:57pm
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jack seems to favour his left hand alot more than his right. he eats with his left hand and usually draws with it too.
charli i think is a righty. she sucks the right thumb but uses both hands to hold the bottle ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 7:37pm
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Conor is a lefty and from memory I noticed it probably before he was one. Nyah is a righty, and I noticed that around 9mths.... ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 21 July 2007 at 9:48pm
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LOL well there goes that theory. O hand i crinkled an clean hanky in the same hand as I was sucking my thumb. ------------- Deborah Mum to:
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busymum wrote: