How To Help Children and Youth When Their Handwriting/Printing Is Ineffective
Lacks Size & Shape Consistency; Letters Unreadable; Dysgraphia; Dyslexic Dysgraphia; Motor Dysgraphia; Spatial Dysgraphia
Unreadable printing or writing can slow educational progress and can also be a great nuisance in later life. It can be due to and complicated by a combination of: co-ordination difficulties; lack of instruction based on learning styles; lack of practice; lack of encouragement; genetic factors; vision challenges; family coordination patterns; nervous tension due to accidents, prolonged emotional stress, and all types of abuses; lack of sleep; learning difficulties; focusing/perceptual challenges; memory challenges. It can also be a sign of depression, anger, frustration, and a lack of confidence. Being worried about and reminded of poor handwriting tends to make the challenge worse. Alert relaxation improves it. Using computers can help children & youth whose handwriting is not clear; however, using computers for communicating can deteriorate handwriting and printing because good handwriting needs practice.
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On Our Own We Would Try: • Replace sodas, juices, sugars, fats, fast foods with water, veggies, whole grains, nuts, protein, fruit, slow food • Long Walks/Hikes • Bedtime Stories and Chats • Wholesome Pleasures • Back Rubs and Foot Massages • Nature • Pets • Less or No TV, Movies, Video/Computer Games |
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For Parents: • Get a medical evaluation from a practitioner who is familiar with these practices. Follow their advice when it makes sense to you. • Praise effort. • Acknowledge success. • Practice printing and handwriting as an art/craft form in enjoyable ways. • Eye-hand coordination games such as Pick-Up-Sticks can help • Calligraphy classes can help. Include the child or youth in the functioning of family life that involves handwriting. • Express confidence that the child or youth will solve this challenge. |
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