When do you notice Left handed vs right handed

[NEVE and TRISTAN]

I think Tristan is left handed...he seems to hit the drum and grab with his left hand.
Neve
AKA "mama2be"-forgot password
and Baby Boy Tristan born @UNC
Feb 25, 2003
Brother to 3 pups "gees" and 2 kitties

[gravymommy3]

Hey Neve,

I cannot remember when I noticed that Grayson used both hand to write with (maybe when she started decorating my walls??) It seems to be that it was around 1 year. Grayson and Hayden both can write with either hand and Avery is strictly right handed. Kinda of weird...

[Momof3Labs]

Colin has definitely favored his right hand for quite a few months now. I suppose he could change his mind, but I'd be surprised if he ended up being a lefty!

[Marisa6826]

Sophie's been left-hand dominant from the get go.

Then again, both Jonathan and I are lefties, so it was kind of inevitable.

-m

[jojo2324]

Neve, there was a thread a few weeks ago about this...I think twinsrfun (Nicole) was asking. We were convinced that my little brother was a lefty because he favored that hand pretty early on. But that switched when he was about three, and he's a righty. (He's 13 now.)

I think it's normal for kids to use both hands up until they're about three.

[MelissaTC]

I think Joanne is right. They can use either but it isn't until they are 2 or 3 that things are more defined. Matthew only used his left hand until the past 2 months when he began to draw, etc.. and started to use his right.

[mharling]

My mom and I were talking about this recently. She has had conversations with others at her elem. school and says that 'handedness' is not permanent for quite a while; sometimes up to age 5 or older.

Mary & Lane 4/6/03
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[mamahill]

Ainsleigh uses her right, mostly, for eating, but she colors/draws with both hands equally, switching back and forth every 10 seconds. It's really funny to watch, actually. I think I've heard it isn't established until 2 years.

[AngelaS]

I've always heard that kids pick a hand about age 2.

I'm curious to see which hand Gabrielle is going to use. Adrienne was a right handed thumb sucker and is right handed. G sucks her left thumb......

[Calmegja2]

My first two favored their left until they were around 5, not they are committed right handers.

My four year old switches according to activity. And the baby uses both equally....

[egoldber]

According to my MIL, who was a psychologist for the Detroit Public School system for many years and a public school art teacher for MANY years before that, handedness is not firmly established until a child is 8-10 years old.