Rainy Morning
Rainy Morning

Handedness

Sam is clearly right handed.  It surprises me, because my experience with Jack is so different.  Whereas Sam already has a strong preference for holding toys, waving and dancing, and eating with his right hand, Jack STILL hasn't decided.  

The pediatrician says it's unusual at this age, but not a problem.  I wonder if he's truly ambidextrous, or if he prefers left but tries to copy others by using his right.  

Lately we are working on writing.  I think he has better results when he uses his right hand. Maybe he's just confused?  It's funny to watch him change hands.





Comments

Anonymous 2014-07-04 04:30:01

During my med school rotation on the neurology service, I asked about ambidextrous individuals. The staff neurologist said no one was truly ambidextrous. She said the key question to hand preference was “with which hand do you wipe at toilet?” -WillYum

eaumaison 2014-07-04 15:43:16

Ha! That's great. We will wait and see then. Attempts at that skill have not been very successful, so we are waiting until he develops a little more.