Re: Handwritting
Grame Family
I just wanted to say thank you for posting this! It may seem like a small
thing but I think you just helped my son and I tremedously! He went to
kindergarten this year and was told the same thing, he was not holding his
pencil correctly. He has bad muscle control in his fingers. He also does
not enjoy writing at all because it hurts his hands, he's very sensitive
child anyway.
I just told him the story of your children and told him, it was alright with
me if he held his pencil anyway he wanted to it didn't matter as long as it
was comfortable. He looked at me and said really? Sweet child. He picked
his pencil up in a fist and wrote his name and it's the clearest I've seen
his handwriting in a long time. I think you just helped us avoid a long
struggle with handwriting, who knew that one little thing like telling a
child he's holding his pencil wrong could have such an effect!
Raven
thing but I think you just helped my son and I tremedously! He went to
kindergarten this year and was told the same thing, he was not holding his
pencil correctly. He has bad muscle control in his fingers. He also does
not enjoy writing at all because it hurts his hands, he's very sensitive
child anyway.
I just told him the story of your children and told him, it was alright with
me if he held his pencil anyway he wanted to it didn't matter as long as it
was comfortable. He looked at me and said really? Sweet child. He picked
his pencil up in a fist and wrote his name and it's the clearest I've seen
his handwriting in a long time. I think you just helped us avoid a long
struggle with handwriting, who knew that one little thing like telling a
child he's holding his pencil wrong could have such an effect!
Raven
> Subject: [UnschoolingDiscussion] Digest Number 4762
>
> Hi.In Kindergarten one of the girls was singled out right from day one as
> needing correction on how she held her pencil. Admittedly in a very strange
> way. Her teacher gave her a rubber traingle shaped thingy to put on her
> pencil.
>"Penn Acres"
Christina Morrissey
My kids were "liberated" when they were at the end of 6th and 2nd
grades My daughter (the 2nd grader) was the one who was forever getting
told that she was holding her pencil the wrong way. She is now almost 12 (
21st July). She is still very insecure about the issue and about her
writing. My son, the former sixth grader, still occasionally rants at her
about it, and about how she holds her silverware! Both kids may never
completely recover from "school." I'm so glad to hear that you have been
able to stop this from happening to your son now. Indeed, who knew?
Christina in Seattle
grades My daughter (the 2nd grader) was the one who was forever getting
told that she was holding her pencil the wrong way. She is now almost 12 (
21st July). She is still very insecure about the issue and about her
writing. My son, the former sixth grader, still occasionally rants at her
about it, and about how she holds her silverware! Both kids may never
completely recover from "school." I'm so glad to hear that you have been
able to stop this from happening to your son now. Indeed, who knew?
Christina in Seattle
><<<<I just wanted to say thank you for posting this! It may seem like a
>small thing but I think you just helped my son and I tremedously! He went
>to kindergarten this year and was told the same thing, he was not holding
>his pencil correctly. ....
>
>I just told him the story of your children and told him, it was alright
>with me if he held his pencil anyway he wanted to it didn't matter as long
>as it was comfortable. He looked at me and said really? Sweet child. He
>picked his pencil up in a fist and wrote his name and it's the clearest
>I've seen his handwriting in a long time. I think you just helped us
>avoid a long struggle with handwriting, who knew that one little thing
>like telling a child he's holding his pencil wrong could have such an effect!
>
>Raven>>>>>>>>>>>>>>