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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 707306" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I remember that very long thread - I was part of why it was long, lol! I suggested using a typing program because it helps them learn the proper way to hold their hands on the keyboard and helps them not learn bad habits that can lead to problems later. </p><p></p><p>The things you are describing sound EXACTLY like what we went through with the boys, and much of what I felt as a child. I used to dread penmanship class because it was the only class I had zero chance of succeeding in. Your son may be a Drama Llama about it, but his hands and arms probably are rather painful. Working to build those muscles with different types of exercise can help a LOT. This is an area where that book I recommended, The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Kranowitz, can help a lot. You can find activities that work on fine motor skills and on the muscles in his arms and do those with him - and not tell him they are to help him write better. It will help and he won't even need to know. He will likely just be having fun. </p><p></p><p>Have you considered taking another approach to writing? Having him try to draw the letters rather than write them, to look at it as art instead of writing. It takes longer, and is more for making muscle memory, but it can help for some people. Maybe take his name and turn each letter into something?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 707306, member: 1233"] I remember that very long thread - I was part of why it was long, lol! I suggested using a typing program because it helps them learn the proper way to hold their hands on the keyboard and helps them not learn bad habits that can lead to problems later. The things you are describing sound EXACTLY like what we went through with the boys, and much of what I felt as a child. I used to dread penmanship class because it was the only class I had zero chance of succeeding in. Your son may be a Drama Llama about it, but his hands and arms probably are rather painful. Working to build those muscles with different types of exercise can help a LOT. This is an area where that book I recommended, The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Kranowitz, can help a lot. You can find activities that work on fine motor skills and on the muscles in his arms and do those with him - and not tell him they are to help him write better. It will help and he won't even need to know. He will likely just be having fun. Have you considered taking another approach to writing? Having him try to draw the letters rather than write them, to look at it as art instead of writing. It takes longer, and is more for making muscle memory, but it can help for some people. Maybe take his name and turn each letter into something? [/QUOTE]
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