A number of governments are moving back towards handwriting in the classroom -- good news, but with major implications for left-handed children. Read LEFT-IN's statement on why this matters.
The products below have been carefully selected based on customer's feedback with regards to their effectiveness / durability and positive impact on left-handed children's development. 1. Westcot…
Did you know that approximately 10-15% of the population is left-handed? Yet most school supplies and everyday items are designed for right-handed users, creating unnecessary challenges for left-ha…
From our newsletter July 2024 Left to Right, Right to Left: The Switch is On - Clare Porac, PhD Handedness switching is a topic of particular interest to left-handers. This is probably because, in t…
To see the original newsletter feature on Kate's inspiring journey so far, please click here We were blown away by the huge number of responses to her story - a small selection of these are shown bel…
We published the following in our March 2024 Left handers Club newsletter... As a founding member of LEFT-IN, I was privileged to listen to Kate – who lives in the state of Victoria in Australia. Her…
We had an email recently from Club Member Mary that rather shocked us. She said..."I am very disturbed by a news report of a 4 year old being forced to write with his right hand. This thought proces…
Changing a forced right-hander back to left-handed We have had a lot of articles and discussion about naturally left-handed children being forced to change from writing with their left hand to using t…
Left Handed Shoelaces? Left handers naturally tie bows for shoelaces in a different way to right-handers and that can make it very difficult for a right-hander to show them how to do it. I (Keith) r…
The effects of making a left-hander write right-handed Natural left-handers should always be left to develop in their own way and be allowed to write left-handed if that is their choice. Forcing the…