Re: Re:Lefty and Lovin it!

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Robin....oh I love it....I love it....only the exceptional one overcome it.

Oh, Robin, I am learning so much and I am trying my darndest to remain STRONG...ADOVCATE...I am blessed that I work on the West side of the district and my son goes to the East side....I have so many WONDERFUL teacher friends who give me advice and I always try to pass on to you guys.

I am no angel...no superhero...just a person who wants what is right for her son and ALL children with Special Needs. And, I mean ALL. I just had to advocate for my student because I knew the parents would not. Ugh!

But being a lefty...I do feel special...I feel different but in a Good Way and I love it.

Jan

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From: and/or Robin Lemke <jrisjs@...> Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 8:30:41 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus and attention?

Wow, Jan. That's awesome..... .how's the "rightedness" going?

One of my kids is a Lefty and the other day that I heard a man tell a "joke" about it.

He said, "You know,,,,everyone is born right handed.".... .......Then he said, "But only the exceptional ones overcome it".

He he.

RobinFrom: maryahmaki <maryahmaki (DOT) com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus and attention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009,

6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone one with attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old that bribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activities if he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also try to incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn't want to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, or the number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count the wheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes his favorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention on tasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, school tasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3

1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,> >

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My dad was a lefty and I was always finding funny stuff to send him

with those kinds of " lefty " quips on them. When I was in

Kindergarten/1st grade, I broke my right arm/hand and was in a big cast

for a long time. I got so upset because they would not let me write or

draw with my left hand! I figured if my dad could do it, I could too.

lol. Seemed logical enough! lol. And really, I did a good job at it.

But those teachers would freak out and did all my writing for me.

My oldest ds (hfa, dyslexia) is a lefty.

Roxanna

" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do

nothing. " E. Burke

( ) Re: What can help to increase focus and

attention?

Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55

 

Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone one

with attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old that

bribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activities

if he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also try

to incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn't

want to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, or

the number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count the

wheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes his

favorite passion will help.

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> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention on

tasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, school

tasks..) Any ideas you can share?

>

> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.

>

> Thanks,

>

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I'm a lefty; My mom and brother are too. My dad was the only right-handed person in our family growing up. Neither of my kids are left-handed though which bums me out a little. It's funny how you learn to compensate for the right-handed world. I've tried using those spirals for left-handed people and I just don't like them. Desks made for leftys are great though!

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 10:15:38 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Re:Lefty and Lovin it!

My dad was a lefty and I was always finding funny stuff to send him with those kinds of "lefty" quips on them. When I was in Kindergarten/ 1st grade, I broke my right arm/hand and was in a big cast for a long time. I got so upset because they would not let me write or draw with my left hand! I figured if my dad could do it, I could too. lol. Seemed logical enough! lol. And really, I did a good job at it. But those teachers would freak out and did all my writing for me.My oldest ds (hfa, dyslexia) is a lefty.Roxanna"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old

thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,> >

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Both my parents are righties...my younger brother and I are lefties but the 3 other children were righties. My husband is a rightie and my son is a LEFTY!

My son would write on the back of the sheet of paper in a spiral notebook...ha ha...never understood it...but finally realized why...the Spiral got in his way. OMG.....he is smart...and I can be so dumb....I just learned to deal with it...but he is so sensory afflicted....I got a good laugh!!!

OMG...another light bulb just went off...and it is probably why he use to start his work way to the right on the paper...if they made him use the front of the sheet...the spiral got in the way...so he would start further over....so the spiral didn't bother him. OMG....I just realized, figured this out due to your insight. And, to think I am a lefty.duh!

jan

From: MacAllister <smacalli@...> Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 11:29:05 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Re:Lefty and Lovin it!

I'm a lefty; My mom and brother are too. My dad was the only right-handed person in our family growing up. Neither of my kids are left-handed though which bums me out a little. It's funny how you learn to compensate for the right-handed world. I've tried using those spirals for left-handed people and I just don't like them. Desks made for leftys are great though!

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: Roxanna <MadIdeasaol (DOT) com> Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 10:15:38 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Re:Lefty and Lovin it!

My dad was a lefty and I was always finding funny stuff to send him with those kinds of "lefty" quips on them. When I was in Kindergarten/ 1st grade, I broke my right arm/hand and was in a big cast for a long time. I got so upset because they would not let me write or draw with my left hand! I figured if my dad could do it, I could too. lol. Seemed logical enough! lol. And really, I did a good job at it. But those teachers would freak out and did all my writing for me.My oldest ds (hfa, dyslexia) is a lefty.Roxanna"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." E. Burke ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems?

Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,>

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My dad, as well, was a lefty and his nasty mother smacked him everytime he wanted to use his left hand. He "BECAME" right-handed.......nice.

They say that your brain is "wired" certain ways and it goes with what hand you find dominant.

Anyway, I remember my grandma telling us how her teacher would "rap" the lefties knuckles during school and nothing would be done about it. Yikes.

You lefties have come a looooonnnnnggggg way. Thank God.

RobinFrom: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much,

let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,>

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Desks for lefties?

RobinFrom: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date:

Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can

share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,> >

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Back in college, they had some single desks for left-handed people and it was great b/c you wouldn't have to twist all the way around in your seat to write. I liked those desks, but they were few and far between. Now it seems like they have different types of seating in the classrooms most of the time, like long tables and chairs so it works for both left- and right-handed people.

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: and/or Robin Lemke <jrisjs@...> Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 3:02:17 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Re:Lefty and Lovin it!

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Desks for lefties?

RobinFrom: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery

helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,>

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OH yeah,,,,,,,the ones you slide in on only one side. Got it........

RobinFrom: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery

helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,>

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OMG am I that much older than you?? I was a lefty and my Gran repeatedly told my mother it is a right handed world so I was forced to use my right,I write with my right but am ambidetrous for other things like brushing teeth, putting make up on, painting. My son doesn't seem to have made up his mind quite yet, he still swaps, I have no intention of forcing one or the other.From: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want

to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,> >Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.

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Did my post age me? I'm 41. How YOUNG are you, Lorraine?

RobinFrom: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want

to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,> >Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger .

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I am a lefty...I remember those side desks....I use to turn my body too! Ha HA!

I do a lot with my right hand...I think probably because people handed things to my right hand...I bowl with my right, iron with my left, bat with my right, throw a ball with my right...odd ball ain't I ...ha hah ahahahahahaa

Lorraine son <lorrainedavidson12@...> Sent: Mon, November 23, 2009 4:29:19 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Re:Lefty and Lovin it!

OMG am I that much older than you?? I was a lefty and my Gran repeatedly told my mother it is a right handed world so I was forced to use my right,I write with my right but am ambidetrous for other things like brushing teeth, putting make up on, painting. My son doesn't seem to have made up his mind quite yet, he still swaps, I have no intention of forcing one or the other.From: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You

can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,>

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We must be brutes in Scotland, I'm 37, so not that different, but as your GRAN tells you about knuckles getting wrapped at school, I started school in 1976 and had a few rulers across my knuckles for using my left hand or writing my O's clockwise, which I still do.From: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want

to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,> >Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger .

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Oh my............I don't know when the school's in the US got rid of "corporal punishment" in the schools..........hehe.....but I do remember being pulled by the hair out into the hall as a younger kid. (I was a talker - he he).

RobinFrom: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he focuses on the activity he doesn't want

to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,> >Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger .

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Rulers on kids in 1976....oh my ...oh my...I worry now if a student hugs me...it is awful...everything has to be so "politically correct". can not say Merry Christmas....it is happy holidays...if kids are fighting...and you have to break them apart...there are certain methods to be used. If a student comes at you to hurt you or punch you...we learned how to stop it w/out hurting the student.

Jan

I will open to all avenues of wisdom and hope

From: Lorraine son <lorrainedavidson12@...> Sent: Tue, November 24, 2009 4:12:03 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Re:Lefty and Lovin it!

We must be brutes in Scotland, I'm 37, so not that different, but as your GRAN tells you about knuckles getting wrapped at school, I started school in 1976 and had a few rulers across my knuckles for using my left hand or writing my O's clockwise, which I still do.From: maryahmaki <maryahmaki@ . com>Subject: ( ) Re: What can help to increase focus andattention? Date: Saturday, 14 November, 2009, 6:55 Do you really think any 3.5 year old can focus that much, let alone onewith attention problems? Anyway, I find with my 11 year old thatbribery helps. You can bribe him with some of his favorive activitiesif he

focuses on the activity he doesn't want to do. You can also tryto incorporate some of his favorite topics into the things he doesn'twant to do. Does he like fish? Try to get him to tell you the color, orthe number or the type of fish. Does he like cars? Have him count thewheels, or write the name of the car down. Anything that includes hisfavorite passion will help.>> What can be done to help your child increase focus and attention ontasks? (i.e. focus/attention on non-preferred activities, schooltasks..) Any ideas you can share?>> My son is 3 1/2yo and can use some help in this area.>> Thanks,> >Send instant messages to your online

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