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Performing tasks with your non-dominant hand can help you develop new pathways. Here are some basic steps to help you learn to write with your left hand.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Practice writing

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   Recognize the complexity of writing with your left hand. Understand that in order to control the non-dominant hand, the brain literally has to create new neural connections.
   • The process isn't quick or easy, so you'll have to spend a lot of practice practicing it if you want to be ambidextrous.
   • Developing these motor skills will probably help you gain a better understanding of young children's lives.

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   Don't be in a hurry. Begin to write each letter of the alphabet, both upper and lower case letters, then move on to writing sentences. Once you have mastered the letters, you can start practicing writing adjoining letters.
   • If the text is too scribbled at first, start by following large letters in books or magazines. Children's writing pad is also helpful because there are wide lines for large letters and dotted lines between lines to help control the proportions of letters.
   • Another good way is to observe the left-handed person's writing and ask them for advice.

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   Practice writing all the letters. Write "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" or "Five boxing wizards jump quickly" several times to improve the handwriting. These sentences are very useful because they use all the letters of the English alphabet (similar to the Vietnamese alphabet).
   • You should also practice writing your name and the most common words in your mother tongue, as this will teach your hand muscles to familiarize yourself with common letter combinations. You can find a list of the most common words for each language on Wikipedia.
   • Be prepared to say that the muscles in your left arm and hand will be sore after you practice writing. That's because the muscles have just begun to train.

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   Draw basic shapes. Drawing basic shapes will help strengthen the right hand and make it easier to control the pen.
   • Draw stick figures, square houses with rectangular chimneys, cat with round heads and triangular ears ... The purpose here is to train dexterity, not to become a talented artist.
   • The gesture of coloring the figure also helps the left hand become more proficient.
   • Alternatively, try drawing lines from left to right with your left hand. This way you will learn how to push the pen, not the pen.

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   Learn to write backwards. For lefties, dragging the pen to the left is easier than pushing the pen to the right. Therefore, it is easier to write backwards with your left hand than it is to write it backwards.
   • You can just write backwards (from right to left) or you can practice writing reflective letters, which means the letters are flipped left.
   • Another benefit of writing in the opposite direction is that you won't stain or tear paper while writing pens - however others will be difficult to read, so you should only spend this typeface for journaling (like Leonardo da Vinci!)

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   Use the right pen. Ink and water gel pens are worth a try, as they don't need to be pressed hard when writing.
   • This will make it easier for you to write and your hands will not shrink after a writing session.
   • However, you need to use ink that dries quickly; otherwise, the text may become blurred when the left hand moves across the paper.

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   Be realistic. Do not expect results in just one day. It will take a long time to write neatly and easily with your non-dominant hand. advertisement

Part 2 of 3: Brain training

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   Refrain from using the right body part. You may be surprised at how deeply ingrained the habit is - both physically and mentally. Breaking those habits will help your brain function better when performing more tasks with your left hand.
   • If you usually reflexively open the door with your right hand, start with your left hand.
   • If you used to go upstairs to the right step first, now do the opposite.
   • Continue doing so until the part on the left side can work naturally and comfortably.

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   Do simple everyday tasks with left hand. Great activities to get you started include:
   • Eating and drinking (especially when using a spoon)
   • Blow your nose
   • Wipe out the food on the plate
   • Brush teeth
   • Press phone number and send message on phone

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   Practice precise movements. Once your left hand gets used to something that doesn't require much precision like sweeping or wiping, you can begin to practice eye-hand coordination.
   • Picture coloring is a great exercise to get started with: the eye is forced to work while following the contours, and the left hand performs the movement synchronously.
   • Place the right hand on the paper, the left hand draw the border of the right hand. The 3D contours of the right hand guide the left hand to work.
   • Gradually practice coloring in 2D. You just think of this move as if you are following the ledges along the gutter on the bowling alley.

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   Tie your right hand back. The hardest part is remembering to constantly use your non-dominant hand all day, so you need to find something effective to remind yourself not to use your dominant hand.
   • The thumb is used almost in every movement of the dominant hand. Keeping your thumb from moving is a great way to keep this in mind all the time - so tie your thumb to the index finger of your dominant hand.
   • You can also put gloves on your right hand or put your hands in the back pocket of your pants.
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Part 3 of 3: Train the strength of your left hand

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   Practice pitching. Throwing and catching the ball with your left hand is a great way to increase the power of your left hand while also improving eye-hand coordination. Simple movements like squeezing a ball in your hand also help strengthen your fingers.

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   Play racket sports. Holding the racquet with your left hand when playing sports like tennis, badminton, ping pong, etc. is a great way to increase the power of your hand, so you will also have greater control when writing.

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   Lift the weight. Use a small weight of 2.5 kg (or lighter) and lift it with your left hand. You can also exercise your fingers by lifting the weights gently with each finger on your left hand.

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   Use your left hand to operate and control the computer. Switch the controller on the computer mouse if desired, but you can still use the left-handed mouse with the default controller. In addition, you should also use your left hand to type the spacebar. It will be harder than you think! advertisement

Advice

• At first, just write slowly. Your hand may hurt if you write too quickly.
• Keep calm and steady when practicing left hand writing. Don't stress when you find yourself writing too badly!
• You can also draw shapes or write text with your right hand, and then compare with the drawings and writing done with your left hand.
• Try to hold the pen with your left hand as with your right hand.
• Don't move your left hand too much when doing the exercises as this can lead to shivering. You just need to "stay calm and focused".
• Practice writing on whiteboard.
• Are you left-handed and want to practice writing with your right hand? Follow all the steps in this article, but in reverse, left instead of right.
• Practice using your left hand using the stylus on the tablet. This does not require a lot of pressure but is still an opportunity for you to use your left hand.

Warning

• Remember to rest your arms and hands often. Overuse can lead to injury. You must be careful.
• Left-handed people often have to push pens on paper when writing English, German, French and other languages ​​from left to right. This can tear the paper, but it is easy to avoid with the right posture and the right pen. This is not a problem when writing with your left hand in Hebrew and Arabic, right-to-left languages.
• In some cases, practicing writing with your non-dominant hand can cause problems or health problems.