Being a left-handed child in a world geared to the right-handed majority can be challenging, and it can be very difficult for a right-handed parent to give early guidance in even the simplest everyday activities when approached from the wrong position. In Your Left-handed Child, leading expert in left-handedness Lauren Milsom describes simple but effective strategies to help the very young through to teenagers overcome the many hurdles they might encounter at school and home. Learn how to help your left-handed child with: - Handwriting - Getting dressed - Using cutlery - Using woodworking tools - Playing guitar and many other useful skills. Thanks to the invaluable advice in this book, your left-handed child will be confident and capable, and left-handedness need never become an issue.

For a left-handed child in a right-friendly world, tasks that should come easily can seem confusing and frustrating. Parents of the more than 400,000 lefties born annually in the United States have had no resource that deals seriously with the learning difficulties their children face -- until now. Loving Lefties is the first ever guide to address all the issues pertinent to left-handedness: the biology, the physiology, and the psychological and practical effects of being a left-handed child. An essential aid for parents, teachers, and professionals, it covers the history and mythology of the left-handed brain, and offers sound advice on: • recognizing left-handedness in a child • making your child's home and school lefty-friendly • giving your child appropriate direction and encouragement • identifying the advantages of being left-handed • helping your child learn the skills his right-handed parents, instructors, and siblings consider basic. Filled with resource lists, guidelines, quick tips, answers to frequently asked questions, case studies, and anecdotes, Loving Lefties is the essential guide for raising a happy, healthy southpaw.

Teaching Left-Handed Children by Margaret MacDonald Clark is a comprehensive guide that focuses on the needs of left-handed children in the classroom. The book covers a range of topics, including the history and prevalence of left-handedness, the challenges that left-handed children face in a right-handed world, and practical strategies for teachers and parents to support left-handed children.The author begins by discussing the importance of understanding left-handedness and how it affects learning and development. She provides an overview of the research on left-handedness and dispels common myths and misconceptions about left-handedness.The book then delves into the challenges that left-handed children face in the classroom, such as difficulty with handwriting, using scissors, and participating in sports. The author offers practical advice and strategies for teachers and parents to help left-handed children overcome these challenges and succeed in the classroom.The book also includes a section on the emotional and social challenges that left-handed children may face, such as feeling different or left out. The author provides guidance on how to support left-handed children emotionally and socially, and how to help them develop a positive self-image.Overall, Teaching Left-Handed Children is an informative and practical guide that will be invaluable to teachers, parents, and anyone who works with left-handed children. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to ensure that left-handed children receive the support and guidance they need to succeed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The objectives of Book 1 are to establish good basic habits of paper positioning and pencil hold, and to develop the fine motor skills needed for accurate, consistent writing. It presents techniques and practice for left-handers, along with guidelines for parents and teachers.

Practical tips on how to adapt easily to right-handed diagrams; tools and instructional materials; and how to hand sew, hand stitch, and deal with hooks and eyes, snaps, and hand-rolled hems; darn; and sew on feathers, sequins, and beads. The final section introduces basic tailoring hand stitches such as the buttonhole, chainstitch, and French tack. Nearly 100 illustrations.