My 2 year old nephew was drawing with his right hand the other day and then he was eating with his left hand. So we took the fork out of his hand and put it in his right hand. Then he kinda got mad at put if back in his left hand. Is that a sign?
2007-01-12 10:15:46 · 9 answers · asked by Derrick H 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
See what foot he starts with when he goes up stairs. Hands are very versatile because you can do many things with each side. Which is why you see kids switch hands during activities.
2007-01-12 11:01:22 · answer #1 · answered by lilacdelight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That might be a sign but I'll tell you what I still do with my 2 and 3 yr olds. When I set their plate down in front of them, the fork is already on it. The handle is pointing furthest away from them. That way they can pick which hand to use. I've noticed that it's really consistent with both of them. One's a lefty and the other's a righty.
2007-01-12 17:45:28 · answer #2 · answered by Fulita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put something in front of him -- in the middle. He should pick it up with the same hand each time. If he uses both, then he is ambidextrous. All my kids and grandkids showed their preference by the age of 6 months - about the time you introduce them to a spoon/fork, put it in the middle of the plate and let them choose. Leave him alone and he will choose.
2007-01-12 10:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by GP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check this out... your nephew is right on track... a toddler usually becomes "left or right handed" around the age of 3.
2007-01-12 10:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can tell that my daughter is going to be left handed because thats the hand she'll reach for her dummy with, bottle etc. She of course uses her right hand at times but its a case of watching what hand they use the most for main things like eating, reaching for an item, bouncing a ball, that sorta thing.. That will give you a good indication.
2007-01-12 10:20:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Toss him something, ask him to try and catch it with one hand, but don't specify. The hand he uses is the dominant hand.
Hand dominance does come in degrees; if he's a weak-dominant or ambidextrous, don't bother to try and "correct" him. It's a bit pointless and will only frustrate him, and should he learn to write/function with both hands, good on the little sprout.
2007-01-12 10:27:12 · answer #6 · answered by Sola_Balisane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By 4 I think 'handedness' is determined. But I'm not sure. And incase you're concerned that him using his left hand, it'll be ok if he's left handed...they tend to be very artistic and good at sports. ;)
2007-01-12 10:24:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
See which hand he uses to pick up things... whichever he favours, is probably it. Maybe he's ambidextrous?
2007-01-12 10:19:34 · answer #8 · answered by naenae0011 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he might be versatile
because he can do things with both hands
2007-01-12 10:20:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋