All the little kids start to hold the pencil wrong. The subject for drawing is initially located in their fist, while the crumb captures it with the entire palm. Of course, the first time it is not worth paying attention to, but at a certain age, after the performance of the baby is three and a half years old, it is necessary to teach him to hold the pencil in his hand correctly.
Otherwise, your son or daughter will get a very ugly and untidy handwriting. In addition, if the child does not properly hold a pen or pencil, his hand will get tired very quickly, which means that later he will not be able to learn well . In this article, we will tell you how to teach a child to properly hold a pencil in the pen when drawing and writing, so that in the future such a problem does not arise.
What should I do if my child is holding a pencil wrong?
From an early age, it is necessary to encourage the crumb to take objects with your fingertips using a tweezers grip, fold them into different containers and take them out. In addition, it is useful to teach the child to untwist small screw caps, it also very well trains the movements of individual fingers.
Next, we offer you a fairly simple method that will help you teach your baby to hold a pencil correctly. It can be used about three and a half years. To do this, follow the following step-by-step instructions:
- Take an ordinary paper napkin and cut it in half. If you take a whole, it will be too big for a tiny pen.
- Show the baby how to pinch the napkin with the little finger and the ring finger of one hand.
- The other three fingers the child should take a pencil. Do not let the napkin out of the hand.
- Try to paint with the baby. Please note that as long as the crumb holds a napkin in the handle, it somehow
be sure to start holding the pencil correctly. - Now it remains only to learn how to hold the subject for writing or drawing in exactly the same way, but without using a napkin in your hand.
In addition, so that the baby can confidently, freely and accurately control his handles, you need to regularly do a relaxation exercise. To do this, offer the child to squeeze the jaws forcefully, hold them slightly in this state, and then relax. It is recommended to do such gymnastics as often as possible.