Need to complain to school

CallaLily

I'm yet another left handed person with no problems using a computer mouse, although my hubby does complain when he finds his desk rearranged to suit me I don't change the buttons around.

Scissors are probably the only thing I have a problem with, we never had left handed ones in school so I learnt to adapt.

Honestly I think if you really do believe that it is causing a huge problem to your child speak to the teacher, complaining will only make them defensive and hard to work with! Make up your own set of left handed products for your child to take in her bag if you think it will make a big difference to her.

System

My DS is left-handed, other than having LH scissors , the only other thing that we have come across that is awkward is power tools ( drill and sander) which have a 'hold' button on the 'wrong' side. I think he may position the pc mouse to the left of the desk...but not sure without going to look lol, he can use both hands better than me on it anyway!

heretolearn_2

I was a temporary one handed 'leftie' a couple of years ago after an accident and I just don't get the mouse thing at all. so she moves it to the left side and left clicks with her middle finger and right clicks with her index finger. The different fingers for left and right click are the only difference. And really, how is that hard? Righties click with both fingers too....

It sounds like few permanent lefties bother with changing the mouse settings anyway.

My only problem with the mouse in my left hand was steering the darn thing for the first couple of days!

GobbledyGook

I wouldn't expect the school to change the mouse configurations. I'm a leftie as are my two girls. The computer mouse is the one thing I refuse to change as in workplaces you can't always change the settings and I think it's important they learn that young.

I do allow/have other leftie stuff. Mine go to school with a pencil case with the stabilo pens/pencils, leftie sharpener, leftie scissors (they are left in their trays now) and a leftie ruler.

My elder daughter generally doesn't bother with the sharpener and ruler anymore, but they helped in the early days.

I'm more worried about my son who appears to be right handed - he's going to struggle in our leftie house (we have leftie tin openers, corkscrews and peelers) and I'll never be able to teach him to tie his tie or laces I don't think.

kingfisherblue

My son has severe disabilities and is also left handed. He manages a computer mouse (even though we were told that he would never be able to use more than a basic switch that you press - no left click or right click). He does have left handed scissors, at home as well as at school. They are cheap enough to buy. Previous to using 'normal' left handed scissors, he had left handed squeeze scissors, which have a loop to squeeze instead of two handles.

I run both Rainbows and Brownies, and provide left handed scissors (including squeeze scissors for disabled children), but don't have any other equipment specifically for left handed children, and have never been asked to provide anything different.

Poppy9

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Oh and if you ever learn to knit - my mum could never teach me to knit because she reverses the patterns or something like that... I survived that loss unscathed!

I'm RH and taught my LH DD to knit. She just sat facing me and picked it up easily but it's really basic knitting of casting on and plain and purl!!

Same with teaching laces. If they sit facing you it's the right way around for them.

newcook

I gave up trying to knit - it always curls up in one corner!!!!

Poppy9

Ooh hearing OH making me a cuppa reminded me that I bought a kettle that swivels on it's base so DD can use easily to make me tea:rotfl: (I'm such a considerate mother making allowances for her left handedness)

Poppy9

Finally don't forget to buy your child a left handed screwdriver. So useful in life:D

escortg3

Me and Ex hubby were right handed and both my children are left.

Never ever got them anything for left handed jobs. They write left handed, play sports right handed and use a computer the same as me. They just learn to do it there way.

They are excellent at writing and drawing and can use scissors no problem.

Perhaps kids are better off adjusting to what is mostly available.

OP Just teach your child as you would teach any other right handed child.

First time a left handed or right handed person uses a mouse it is in the way we have taught them. Left or right makes no difference