Ronda's Ramblings
• Jun. 6, 2008 - Boys and Handwriting
| I've had the opportunity of talking via e-mail today with two Moms who are having the same issue: Little boys and handwriting! If I may offer a bit of advice, NOT as one who has it all figured out, but as one who has walked a bit ahead of you on this path called homeschooling (we'll start our 14th year of homeschooling in the fall) and as a mom of 3 boys and 3 girls. About boys and handwriting: boys develop their small motor (handwriting) skills much more slowly than girls. (Their large motor skills develop more quickly than girls.) So I would suggest keep practicing, but don't make it so much the focus that your son hates to write. I struggled with this with our oldest son, who will turn 20 this month. He DID learn to write :) and now I get comments from people all the time that he has such good handwriting! While we did handwriting in the younger years, it wasn't our focus, when he reached about the Jr. High ages I had him go through a handwriting book for older learners called Write Now. He now has beautiful italic handwriting. So I would encourage you that your son too WILL learn to write well in his time. If I could go back and relive our early years of homeschooling I would spend MUCH more time having fun and enjoy learning with my kids, focusing on developing character, good habits and much less time making them sit at a table "until they get this". Hope that the Lord's faithfulness in helping us in this area encourages you if you are at this season of life! |
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