celebrian25

Okay, I have a dream to be able to use both hands equally well (what's this called it's like on the tip of the my tongue but I can't remember). Presently I'm only left-handed. I'd eventually like to be able to write with both hands, but that's huge. What are some easier tasks to do to get used to using my right hand? (i.e. large instead of fine motor skills) thanks for your help

shravas

DO you mean ambidextrious?

hazmat

So for these tasks.....are you male or female?

Sozo

Try brushing your teeth everyday w/ your non-dominate hand...that might help

celebrian25

thanks sozo...why does my gender matter? Thanks shravas. I got the dextrious part but couldn't remember the first part

hazmat

Well some tasks folks do are more related to gender. One task I can suggest is to begin picking up objects with your off dominate hand/arm. For instance soft drink cans, coffee cups and get the hand to mouth motion strengthened. Also you may consider mastering your door opening/closing. The large motions such as ball throwing or paper wad tossing while doing nothing may help. Pouring beverages and say opening magazines those type tasks.
As for grooming....many of the tasks of hair care, make up are pretty much fine motor skills....shaving. You might try also the shower tasks in the less dominate hand. As for sports.....many folks can bat switch handed so if you do sports or can get a whiffle bat and whiffle ball that is a fun task. Keep at it.

filmxoxo17

my basketball coach would make su eat spaghetti with the other hand. that really helps coordination.

hazmat

Great motivation....adequate reinforcement...and that Ben & Jerry's frozen hard with a plastic spoon...well the concentration is something to do.

cowgirlatheart

Learn to play piano.

LAgal

what a cute thread!

sarorah

My 5th grade teacher is ambidextrous, but not by choice.
when she was younger, it was unallowed in elementary school to write with your left hand .. and she was left handed. so .. everytime she wrote with her left, she would get smacked with a ruler and told to write with her right. eventually she became good with her right hand, but she would also still write with her left hand when she could .. so now she's ambidextrous. Also, my chem teacher used to be really bored in class and would practice writing her name backward, and upside down and it's really cool, like she can write her name like that in an instant, she doesn't have to think about it .. eventually i'm gonna be able to do that, cuz i've been practicing

gxing

I'm somewhat ambidextrous - I do some things left-handed (writing, eating, anything that requires "fine" skills). Other stuff like sports and all strength-related stuff I do right-handed. And other stuff that's in between I can do equally well with both hands (brushing my teeth, frisbee even though i know that's technically strength). There's more but I can't think of it at the moment.

My advice is to just practice doing certain things with your right hand. After a while, you'll do it unknowingly.

pinksoccersox

yes! another lefty!

celebrian25

I've heard that writing in reverse, becoming amidextrious, upside-down is actually a lot easier for lefties so I hope that gives me a leg up and thanks for all your suggestions. I feel like I have somewhere to get started now

somebodynew

I've actually written a paper for my AP English Language class about how the world is biased towards right-handed people.

I'm learning to play guitar both left and right handed...righty because the guitar selection is better...lefty because it's easier.

My sister is also left handed - when she initially learned how to write, she would always write backwards...to the point where if you put a mirror next to it, you could read it perfectly. I can write sideways pretty easily, upside-down is a little trickier.

I can bowl with both hands pretty decently. Me and my friends always play two games - one with our dominant hands and one with our other hand.