Left Hander or Right Hander
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ping26
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My baby chews her right hand more than left hand. so my bet is she's a rightie. :001_302: My Dad is a leftie though. My sis & I have some degree of ambidexterity.
Most of time, kids will start to show hand preference by
18 mth. Development of hand dominance is usu completed by 6 years.
Infants below 1 year old should not show hand dominance as it may mean problems in brain maturation. The condition may manifest as dyspraxia or motor disorder.
Mummy to Baby V
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Babies have to learn to use all limbs well; they only need to make a choice when they learn writing, use equipment (eg. scissors), etc. when older.
My mum & I are ambidextrous while my hubby is right-handed. Baby's left hand is a little more quicker than his right (reaches for spoon with left hand most of the time). He made his first baby sign for 'milk' with right hand though.
Encourage the use of both hands so that both his left and right brain will develop.
Cheers,
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My mum & I are ambidextrous while my hubby is right-handed. Baby's left hand is a little more quicker than his right (reaches for spoon with left hand most of the time). He made his first baby sign for 'milk' with right hand though.
Encourage the use of both hands so that both his left and right brain will develop.
Cheers,
Mummy to BabyV
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Ting
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u can start to observe when she starts on her motor skills.
like which hand she uses more often to hold things.
for pin, she uses both hands, even when she draw/colour/eat she uses both hands but i do notice she uses her left hand more often than right, so i'm pretty convinced she will be a leftie. but then again, i might be wrong, still too young to judge.
like which hand she uses more often to hold things.
for pin, she uses both hands, even when she draw/colour/eat she uses both hands but i do notice she uses her left hand more often than right, so i'm pretty convinced she will be a leftie. but then again, i might be wrong, still too young to judge.