How can you tell if your child is left handed?

Question

Our son is two and a half. He throws, draws, and eats with either hand equally as well. His mom bought a toddler ball glove for him that is left handed because he throws with his left hand, but he also uses his right hand so I'm not sure. Both her and I are right handed. I hate to teach him to throw left handed if he's really a righty and vice-versa. Is there a sure way to know?- maybe time well tell?

Answer 1

It will take a little more time. By the time he is 4 or so you should see which one is dominate. Both my parents are rightys and I turnded out to be a lefty. And all three of my kids are rightys and my all three of my boyfriends kids are leftys.

Answer 2

This is a time will tell answer.
My son did the same thing, he was equally good with right and left hands. Work with him both ways until he decides what is more comfortable for him. Eventually he'll show a bigger preference for one or the other, and if he is meant to be dual handed, then, you'll have already worked with him on both hands.

Answer 3

Most people are not completely right or left handed. Most people have a few things they actually do with their non-dominent hand. Try to teach him to do things both ways and then let him pick what is most comfortable.

Having two parents that are right handed is not a 100% determenent of right handed or left handedness. I am a lefty and both my parents are righties. Look back through your family history, is anyone on yours or your wife's sides of the family left-handed?

Answer 4

Just see which one he uses more. Actually, i think its takes more time then two and a half years to really figure out which hand your child is going to be using. Or, your child might grow up and be able to use both hands the same. Either way, its ok. Theres nothing to worry about.

Answer 5

The youngest became obviously left exceeded from as youthful as 4 months. each and everything she grabbed at became including her left hand. conserving her bottle, picking up toys, each and everything. i do not bear in mind it being said with my different youthful toddlers, yet they're top-exceeded so it is plausible that I purely did not be conscious. As youthful as a 365 days, even as she became "coloring" or feeding her self, it became also always left-exceeded. Now she's 3, and in her preschool there looks a shockingly extreme kind of girls who're left exceeded. perchance it is purely her type, yet 6 of the females (0.5 of the females) are left exceeded. unusual, because i understand the moms all have very distinct backgrounds and are very distinct a lengthy time period. no longer a unmarried boy is left exceeded.

Answer 6

It's still really too early to tell. My oldest daughter immediately did almost everything left-handed and it was pretty obvious all along, but my youngest daughter is doing everything using both hands so I can't figure it out.

Answer 7

Time will tell. He may turn out to be a switch hitter. How cool is that? His handedness (preference for one hand over another) may not emerge for a while yet. Don't force him to chose, but if he begins to show a clear preference for one hand, go with it.

Answer 8

you could try to keep giving him things and see which hand he goes to get it from you with. leave things for him to pick up and see which hand he goes to use. my son is 4 and hes always used both hands but he uses his left the most. i tryed these things to see and watched his development in them if i wasnt sure still.

Answer 9

One way to tell handedness is by gently pushing the child from behind (preferably when he doesn't expect it). A person will almost always try to catch their balance by reaching out with their WEAKER foot. Of course, if he is truly ambidexterous, this won't tell that.

Answer 10

Okay, this is my idea. Allow your child to punch you. If he uses his right fist, then he is right handed. If he uses his left fist, he's left handed. But if he is left handed, then he is a great boxer!