Are you left handed, know someone who is a lefty, or have a young child who is left handed? Chances are that if you are, you grew up using your left hand naturally. However, as time went on and you watched other kids in school and elsewhere you became aware that being left handed was not the norm. In fact, only about 10% of the population is left handed.
Long ago there were no references for people who were left handed and trying to adjust in a right-handed world. Today, however, there is increasingly more information available to left handers about products and books designed for them.
If you have grown up as a lefty, chances are you occasionally had questions about why some things are not designed or meant to be used by a lefty. You likely noticed that you kick differently, swing differently, and you can smear your letters when you write in ink.
Luckily, society has begun to acknowledge the unique needs of left-handed people and is designing products specifically for them. There are also a handful of books on the market that explain how to adapt in a right-handed society.
Many of the books on the market for left-handed people explain how to overcome the difficulties they may face being left handed. These books are filled with handwriting tips that teach you how to write normally with ink without the problem of smearing as you write across the page.
There are also books out that are geared toward the left-handed sports player. These explain how to improve your swinging in baseball and tennis and your kicking in soccer so you can play as well as or better than someone who is right handed. The most popular books for left-handed individuals address golfing strategies and how to play musical instruments, focusing primarily on the guitar.
If you have a young child who is left handed and entering school, there are books at their level that can help them learn how to do things such as get dressed and participate in activities at school that might challenge lefties.
Children naturally pick up on how to do things when they are left handed, but they also tend to watch and learn from friends, peers and family members who are right handed. Therefore, when they try to do a task they simply mimic others as if they are right handed. A good example of this is tying their shoes or using utensils for the first time.
If you are interested in learning techniques that can help a left-handed person, then a great place to start would be you local library or bookstore. You can also order most of these books online.
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